Cultural and lexical features of gastronomic metaphors

Abstract

Gastronomic metaphors constitute a significant component of linguistic worldview formation, reflecting cultural values, embodied experience, and national traditions related to food and eating practices. This study examines the cultural and lexical features of gastronomic metaphors in French and Uzbek, focusing on their conceptual foundations, semantic functions, and intercultural variation. Drawing on the theory of conceptual metaphor developed by Lakoff and Johnson, the research analyzes metaphorical expressions related to food, taste, and consumption as mechanisms for representing abstract concepts such as emotions, personal qualities, social relations, and moral evaluation.