Masharipov jahongir axmedovich conceptual analysis of the components of metaphor with the elements of mentality in english and uzbek

itning 
kuni
ni 
boshiga solaman
I’ll go and show you 
dog’s life
There 
is 
nearly 
full 
correspondence, a little 
difference is Uzbek say 

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‘day’, English ‘life’ 
This is mutual conceptual metaphor in English and in Uzbek, with a slight 
difference in lexeme. In the English language it is used with ‘life’, while in Uzbek 
it is used with ‘day’. The key mentality factor is dog’s condition. As dogs are 
usually lie outside, and if dog hasn’t got an owner, its life can really be disturbing. 
Stray dogs’ lives, for example, can be quite hazardous, they can be hit, or hunt and 
whatnot.
There are good examples involving metaphors relating to musical 
instruments: 
Uzbek 
English 
Dutorning singan 
qulog’i
…
Dutar’s broken peg..
In the first example the word ‘quloq’ refers to tuning part of string 
instruments. There is a conceptual metaphor like TUNING PART OF A STRING 
INSTRUMENT IS HUMAN PART. In our case it is an ear. This is a good 
example of mentality, as in the English language it cannot be a metaphorical 
expression. In fact, there is a word for naming this metaphorical expression, 
namely ‘peg’. The reason can be shown for the usage of the metaphor in the Uzbek 
language as its relation with turning. This can be seen most in Khorezmian dialect. 
They say ‘quloqingni to’vliman’. The same notion is referred to the tuning process. 
‘Dutorni quloqini kim to’vladi?’ And also in the appearance of ear and tuning peg 
there can be similarities. So, maybe for this case they use ‘ear’. English word ‘peg’ 
also has another meaning, and its actual meaning is ‘hook’. We think the English 
also find similarities in outer appearance. In Uzbeks’ perception it is like ear, while 
Englishmen consider it as a hook. There are other metaphorical expressions related 
to musical instruments.
 
Mana, Egambedi omon-eson keldiku! O’larmidi likillamasdan 
ko’milib 
o’tirsa! 
This metaphorical expression is mostly common to Uzbek, while perception 
exists in most languages. As far as we are concerned the mentality factor here is 
affecting by fauna, more exactly by an ostrich. As you know that ostriches when 

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there is a danger usually bury their heads into the earth. From this scenery this 
metaphorical expression may be taken.