LEXICAL FEATURES OF MEDICAL NEWS IN UZBEK MEDIA DISCOURSE
Keywords:
media discourse, medical terminology, lexical-semantic analysis, metaphor, mass communicationAbstract
This article presents a comprehensive analysis of the lexical and semantic features of medical news in Uzbek media discourse. The study examines medical terminology used in modern mass media, its semantic transformations, metaphorical extensions, and communicative adaptation. The empirical material consists of texts published in online media outlets between 2020 and 2024. The results indicate that medical vocabulary in Uzbek media discourse develops along two main trends: terminological accuracy and public accessibility.
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