LINGUISTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS RELATED TO THE FIELD OF ECONOMICS IN THE ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES

Abstract

Economic discourse, while traditionally associated with precision and terminological clarity, widely employs stable word combinations and metaphorical expressions that contribute to conceptualization, evaluation, and persuasion. Phraseological units in this domain serve not only as stylistic devices but also as cognitive instruments that structure economic knowledge and shape professional as well as public understanding of financial processes. The purpose of this research is to identify and compare the structural patterns, semantic features, and pragmatic functions of economic phraseological units in English and Uzbek. The study explores their formation mechanisms, including metaphorization, idiomatization, terminologization, and borrowing. Special attention is given to dominant conceptual metaphors that underlie economic phraseology, such as economy as movement, struggle, growth, or stability. The research also analyzes the degree of cross-linguistic equivalence between the two languages, highlighting cases of structural similarity, semantic correspondence, and culturally specific divergence. The methodological framework combines comparative analysis, semantic modeling, contextual examination, and elements of cognitive linguistics. The empirical material consists of examples extracted from academic publications, business media, financial reports, and public economic discourse in both languages.