DETERMINOLOGIZATION OF LEGAL VOCABULARY IN NEWSPAPER DISCOURSE: A LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS

The present study investigates the phenomenon of determinologization of legal vocabulary in newspaper discourse from a linguistic perspective. Determinologization refers to the process through which specialized legal terms lose their strict terminological status and acquire broader, more general meanings in non-specialized contexts. In modern media communication, legal vocabulary frequently appears outside institutional legal discourse, particularly in newspapers, where it undergoes semantic, pragmatic, and stylistic transformations. This research applies a qualitative approach combining discourse analysis and semantic analysis to examine how legal terms function in English and Uzbek newspaper texts. The findings reveal that determinologization is driven by communicative needs, audience orientation, and ideological framing, resulting in semantic simplification, metaphorization, and evaluative reinterpretation. The study contributes to legal linguistics and media discourse analysis by highlighting the dynamic interaction between specialized and general language systems本研究从语言学视角，探讨报纸话语中法律词汇的术语泛化（determinologization）现象。术语泛化指专业法律术语丧失其严格的术语属性，在非专业语境中获得更宽泛、通用的语义内涵的过程。在现代媒介传播中，法律词汇常脱离制度化法律话语场景出现，尤以报纸语境为甚，在此类语境中其会经历语义、语用及文体层面的嬗变。本研究采用话语分析与语义分析相结合的质性研究方法，考察法律术语在英语及乌兹别克语报纸文本中的运用机制。研究结果表明，术语泛化的驱动因素包括传播需求、受众导向与意识形态框架，最终会引发语义简化、隐喻化及评价性再诠释。本研究通过凸显专业语言系统与通用语言系统之间的动态互动关系，为法律语言学及媒介话语分析领域贡献了新的研究维度。