Language both creates and shapes thought. It creates connections between people's past, present and future by creating verbal and written memory. Many definitions have been made to date due to these features of language, which can reveal individual and social characteristics, sometimes in terms of sound and sometimes in terms of meaning. Meaning, which is one of the components of language, can both be shaped and shaped according to the culture and thought of the society. Most of the time, the meaning values of words can vary depending on the usage style and frequency of use of the societies that use them. Mythological elements in riddles, which are a part of oral tradition, and judgments made according to various beliefs reflect the cultural structure and world of thought of that society. Since riddles are used as a means of social communication and entertainment, they give us information about the social structure of the society. In the light of this information, various determinations will be made about the cultural values and lifestyle of the society in question by examining the language structure, word choice and expression styles used in riddles about humans and their limbs in Uzbek Turkish. From these perspectives, it is thought that examining the riddles about humans and their limbs will provide rich data in terms of both linguistics and cultural anthropology. From these perspectives, it is thought that examining the riddles about humans and their limbs will provide rich data in terms of both linguistics and cultural anthropology. In this way, clues about the change in the semantic processes of the language and its social relations will be tried to be determined.
Riddle, Linguistics, Human Parts, Cultural Linguistics, Uzbek Turkish.