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THE RESEARCH PROBLEM OF INTERIOR DESIGN TERMINOLOGY IN
LINGUISTICS
Xolmurotova Gulnora Sattorovna
Teacher of the Denau institute of entrepreneurship and pedagogy
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17627694
Abstract.
This article offers a comprehensive treatment of field-specific terminology in
linguistics, with particular attention to interior-design terms. It explains the role of the linguistic study
of specialized vocabulary and terms in the development of professional practice. Proceeding from an
anthropocentric perspective, it analyzes not only the structural-semantic features of terminology, but
also how terms reflect professional cognition and thought and express the distinctive features of the
national mentality.
Key words
:
special lexicon, terminology, term, interior designer, heterogeneous
.
The emergence of specialized vocabulary is intrinsically linked to the development of
knowledge. Indeed, “the progress of science inevitably comes with the appearance of special words
used to designate the objects under study” [7; p. 7]. As Grinev-Grinevich notes, specialized
vocabulary clearly demonstrates the connection between language development and the history of a
people’s material and spiritual culture [3; p. 6]. Historical sources indicate that specialized
vocabularies have been used since antiquity across different cultures and stages of civilization: first
among hunters, gatherers, and herders, and later among artisans, musicians, artists, orators, and
warriors. Hence, specialized vocabulary is closely tied to specific domains of human professional
activity.
Thus, specialized vocabulary is a distinct language system that differs markedly from the
general literary lexicon in its properties and functions. According to researchers, the terminological
lexicon is only “externally” subject to the “laws of language” of the tongue in which it is formed and
used.
The specialized lexicon comprises terms and professionalisms (professional jargon). A term is
a word or phrase denoting a specific concept in a field of knowledge or practice, while
professionalisms are lexical items used by members of a particular occupation. Our study centers on
terms and terminology; accordingly, the article examines in detail the properties of interior-design
terms.
To begin with, in linguistics, the study of terms related to the field of “interior design” appears
in the scholarly works of a number of foreign and local researchers—Alexander (1977), Jencks
(1978), Zevi (1978), A. S. Grinev (2004), A. Z. Abduraxmanova (2016), L. N. Cherkasova (1998),
N. A. Minakova (1985), M. M. Bekmurodov (2002), Z. U. Xakiyeva (2013), I. A. Klepalchenko
(1999), K. Sapayev (1985), and N. Sh. Saloydinova (2023)—devoted to architectural and construction
terminology. These works describe the genesis, formation, and structure of architectural and
construction terminology. They also emphasize its international character, since in most Western
European languages this terminology developed on the basis of vocabulary derived from Greek and
Latin.
A.S. Grinev’s work Comparative Analysis of English and Russian Architectural Terminology
[2] is devoted to a comparative formal-structural analysis of architectural terminology, whereas M.A.
Simonenko’s The Architectural Metaphor in Language and Speech [6] examines the functional
properties of the architectural metaphor. D.Z. Gaynutdinova’s study The Term-Metaphor of the
Architectural and Construction Substyle: Systemic-Structural and Cognitive-Discursive Approaches
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[1] focuses on the systemic-structural and cognitive characteristics of architectural and construction
term-metaphors.
Subsequently, works devoted to the study of design terminology also began to appear. In
particular, the lexico-semantic and word-formation features of Russian-language design terminology
are analyzed in N. L. Tukhareli’s dissertation Design Terminology in the Lexical System of the
Russian Language [8]. A. S. Dzhumagalieva, in her dissertation Linguosemiotics of Landscape
Design Discourse (based on English) [4], examines the use of verbal and nonverbal signs in English-
language landscape design discourse.
During the Renaissance, the term disegno (Italian) was used by painters, architects, and
sculptors in their creative practice—for planning, designing, and creating works of art. At that time,
theorists in other fields of knowledge had not yet defined design as a distinct scientific discipline.
Design began to emerge as a separate profession later, as a result of the division of labor [10, pp. 69–
71].
The study of terminology in the field of interior design involves examining a system of
specialized architectural and design texts and lexicographic materials that convey essential
information about the relevant scientific and professional activity in interior design.
In explanatory dictionaries, the words “design” and “interior” appeared relatively recently.
According to N. M. Shansky’s etymological dictionary, the word interior entered via French (Fr.
intérieur, first half of the 20th century) and ultimately derives from Latin interior [9, p. 148]. In T. F.
Efremova’s explanatory dictionary, interior is defined as “the architecturally and artistically created
inner part of any room; 2) a depiction of a room’s interior” [5].
The phrase “interior design” is not defined in dictionaries, but a definition can be found in the
Dunyo bo‘ylab universal popular-science encyclopedia: “Interior design is the planning and
organization of a building’s interior space, lines, forms, textures, furniture, color, and lighting,
resulting in a special human environment distinguished by functional convenience, safety, a healthy
microclimate, comfort, and artistic appeal”.
“Architecture” and “language,” as well as “design” and “language,” are interrelated—and not
accidentally—since there is a one-to-one similarity between them. This connection is embodied in
comparisons of formal elements (lexicon), structural elements (grammar), meaning elements
(semantics), and environmental elements (context) (see Fig. 1). As a new subdivision of interior
design, interior furniture design pertains to architectural space, and this linkage is distinctive.
Figure 1. Similarity between language and interior furniture design.
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The terminology of “interior design,” as a component of architectural discourse, is a system of
designations that brings together highly specialized terms, general scientific terms, and the common
lexicon. The terminology of interior design is developing in a heterogeneous manner.
The field’s terminology encompasses technical knowledge (construction, engineering,
electrical engineering, etc.), aesthetics (architecture, fine arts, applied arts, color theory), materials
(furniture manufacturing, forestry, the textile industry, etc.), and human-centered knowledge
(ergonomics). Below we present general examples of these types in English and Uzbek.
Category
English terms
Uzbek equivalents (corrected)
Architecture
horseshoe arch; pilaster;
Palladian window;
architrave; astragal; atrium;
balustrade; bull’s-eye
window; hopper window;
winding staircase
taqa kamar;
pilastr
;
Palladian (Venetsiya)
oynasi
; arxitrav; astragal; atrium; balyustrada;
dumaloq oyna (okulus)
;
ichkariga
ochiladigan, pastdan ilmoqli oyna (hopper)
;
burama/aylanma zinapoya
Construction
finish; plaster; pebbledash
wall; adobe; airbrick; glass
brick; baluster; parquet
floor
yakuniy pardoz (finish)
;
suvoq (gips suvoq)
;
shag‘al sepma suvoqli devor (pebbledash)
;
paxsa (xom g‘isht)
;
ventilyatsion g‘isht
(airbrick)
;
shisha g‘isht/blok
; ustuncha
(balustr); parket pol
Fine &
Decorative Arts
sketch; distressing;
sponging; modular art;
spattering
eskiz;
sun’iy eskitish (distressing),
patinatsiyalash
;
shimgich bilan bo‘yash
(sponging)
; modulli san’at;
sachratma/sepish
usuli
Electrical &
Lighting
Engineering
ampere; additional
conductor; circuit;
distribution network; xenon
arc lamp
amper;
qo‘shimcha o‘tkazgich
;
elektr zanjiri
;
taqsimlash tarmog‘i
;
ksenon yoyli chiroq
Color
warm colour; colour wheel;
tone; hue; colour harmony;
monochromatic colours
iliq rang
; rang g‘ildiragi;
ton
;
tus
; rang
uyg‘unligi;
bir tusli ranglar
Textile
Manufacturing &
Carpet Weaving
angora; calico; cheviot;
organza; quilt; linen cloth;
sateen; nylon fiber;
synthetic fiber; Anatolian
rugs; Indian rugs
angora;
kaliko/kolenkor
; sheviot; organza;
qavilgan ko‘rpa (quilt)
;
surp (zig‘ir mato)
;
saten (sateen)
;
neylon tolasi
; sintetik tol(a);
Anadolu gilamlari; Hind gilamlari
Ergonomics
user-performance
approach; human-centered
design; human factors and
ergonomics principles
(HFE)
foydalanuvchi unumdorligi yondashuvi
;
insonga yo‘naltirilgan dizayn
; inson omillari
va ergonomika tamoyillari (HFE)
Forestry
oriental walnut; softwood;
treated lumber
Sharq yong‘og‘i (Juglans regia)
;
ignabargli
yog‘och (softwood)
;
kimyoviy ishlov
berilgan/impregnatsiyalangan yog‘och
Furniture
Manufacturing
flap table; end table; side
chair; sofa bed; alcove
qanotli yig‘ma stol (drop-leaf)
; yon stol;
qo‘ltiqsiz stul;
divan-karavot
;
alkov shkafi
;
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cupboard; armoire;
banquette; breakfast table
armuar (keng kiyim shkafi)
; banketka (devor
bo‘ylab skameyka); nonushta stoli
The principal feature of interior-design terminology is its heterogeneous composition. The set
of terms under study includes highly specialized terms, general technical and scientific terms, items
from the common lexicon, and terms borrowed from other fields. Consequently, work in interior
design necessarily engages adjacent professional domains—architecture, construction, decorative and
applied arts, color theory, forestry, furniture manufacturing, electrical engineering, textiles,
manufacturing, and ergonomics. Thus, interior-design terminology develops in a heterogeneous
manner.
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