THE STUDY OF THE "DIVAN LUGHAT AL-TURK" LEXICON IN THE UZBEK LANGUAGE

Abstract

Mahmud Kashgari's work "Devonu Lugatit-Turk" is extremely valuable in researching, collecting and passing down the pre-Islamic and early Islamic monuments of Turkish culture. His extensive knowledge of history, ethnography, geography, encyclopedic potential in the field of language and literature, and his research power are amazing even today. The article talks about the study of Devan by a number of Uzbek scientists. The historical development of Devon is discussed and comments are made.