The interpretation of the concept of taxon in areal linguistics

In Uzbek linguistics, areal linguistics has entered into the stage of development. It should be noted that in this issue A. Dzhuraeva's research plays a methodological role. Nevertheless, in the scientific literature there are studies in which some questions of this problem have been considered without using the term "areal linguistics". The article covers in detail one of the problems of areal linguistics, that is, the problem of taxon and its development in Uzbek areal linguistics. The article also highlights the following issues: taxonomic linguistics, its scientific sources, its relation to linguistic geography, the essence of the taxon phenomenon - its geography, the influence of surrounding languages and dialects, features of historical development. The article also deals with the content of the concept of a taxon, the taxonomic features of the Uzbek-speaking errey, the role of geographical location, the influence of the contact language and dialects, the historical development of each taxon in determining the characteristics of taxa, and draws attention to the fact that each taxon has its own historical development. The variety of taxa based on the examples of the Turkic languages, the Uzbek language and its dialects.