FEATURES OF ONOMASTIC UNITS RELATED TO MINERALS

Authors

  • Madrakhimova Rano Shukhratovna Navoi State University of Mining and Technology Author

Keywords:

Mineral onomastics, onomastic units, lexical-semantic analysis, linguoculture, toponym, oronym, hydronym, oikonym, ergonym, mining terminology, mineral names, English, Uzbek, comparative linguistics.

Abstract

This article provides a comparative analysis of the lexico-semantic and linguocultural features of onomastic units related to minerals in the English and Uzbek languages. During the study, the sources of formation, semantic groups, and etymological layers of toponyms, oronyms, hydronyms, oikonyms, and ergonyms related to ore, metal, mineral, and mining activities were studied. It has been established that natural-geological, historical, economic, ethno-cultural, and anthropogenic factors play an important role in the formation of mineral names in both languages. It also analyzes the symbolic meanings of the names of minerals and precious stones such as gold, silver, copper, iron, diamond, emerald, related to the cultural views, customs and values of the people. The research results show that onomastic units related to minerals perform not only nominative but also linguocultural and cognitive functions.

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Published

2026-05-31

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 5 (2026)

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FEATURES OF ONOMASTIC UNITS RELATED TO MINERALS. (2026). Modern American Journal of Linguistics, Education, and Pedagogy, 2(5), 623-627. https://usajournals.org/index.php/6/article/view/2437