Stylistics of suffixes of subjective evaluation

The language has suffixes such as -cha, -choq, -gina (-kina, -qina), -loq (-aloq), -jon, -xon, -toy; they are called forms of subjective evaluation or diminutive-endearing suffixes. Attached to nouns and adjectives, they express the speaker’s positive or negative attitude to the thing. Diminutive forms (kitobcha “booklet”, toychoq “little foal”, qizaloq “little girl”) can give, together with smallness of size, tenderness, and sometimes disregard. Endearing forms (akajon “dear brother”, onaxon “dear mother”, o‘g‘iltoy “dear son”, onaginam “my dear mother”) express affection, respect and, depending on the tone, sometimes mockery. There is almost no place for such forms in scientific and official texts; their main field is live conversation, fiction and publicistic writing.