Comparative Features of Linguistic Terms Formed on the Basis of Metaphorization: On the Example of English and Uzbek Languages

This article examines the role of metaphorization in the formation of linguistic terms, using English and Uzbek as examples. The study focuses primarily on the shift of general language units to specialized scientific meanings during the metaphorization process, the acquisition of conceptual content by terminological units, and the potential of metaphorical models in term formation. It offers a comparative analysis of the use of English units such as "head", "foot", "root", "branch", "stem", "mouth", "tongue", "bridge", and "tree" in specialized terminological contexts, alongside the terminologization of Uzbek units such as "bosh", "oyoq", "ildiz", "shox", "o'zak", "og'iz", "til", and "bo'g'in". The findings demonstrate that metaphorization serves as an active cognitive-semantic mechanism in the development of linguistic terminology.