STEP AS AN ANTHROPOCENTRIC WAY OF MEASUREMENT
Keywords:
step, anthropocentric, folk oral art, measurement, length, distance.Abstract
Step was used as a unit of measurement for distance and length in ancient times. In the Uzbek and English languages, the word "step" is used not only as a noun, but also as a verb. This article provides some examples of the word "step" used in works of folk oral art, as well as synonyms for it.
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