This paper suggests that the formation of any new terminological system of a new sphere of human knowledge is a complicated process depending on different extraligual and lingual factors. To conduct a linguistic research of such a system one has to apply different linguistic methods, cognitive analysis being the most important. Metaphorisation is viewed as a cognitive model of terms formation in the terminological system of computer sciences and it is proved that the absolute majority of computer metaphoric terms belong to the type of metaphors that can be called orientational-conceptual.

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The article deals with the issue of lexis representation by means of a computer thesaurus. Collocations with the synsemantic verbs 'to do', 'to make' and 'робити' which are the most general verbal units constitute the contents of the two developed computer thesauri. The thesauri will give linguists and language learners useful information concerning the semantic structure of the verbs 'to do', 'to make' and 'робити' and their collocations that can be the basis for further contrastive research. The authors elaborate on the phenomenon of synsemanticity, describe a graphical application for compiling and editing thesauri and present the key principles of thesaurus organization.

Absrrucf -Contrastive analysis of English and Ukrainan words -symbols denoting water element bas been realised.Keywords -Word -symbol, contrastive analysis. General object of investigation in present work'comprisesEnglish and Ukrainian words -symbols. Word -symbol (WS), which defmes the notion, pointing out universal natural phenomenon, is called the universal word-symbol [I]. Symbol highly depends on the cultural and national tradition, spirituality of nation. The .contrastive analysis of wordssymbols, belonging to different cultural systems, is especially urgent both for theoretical studies and practical activities in the sphere of translation. It can result in covering "gaps" between languages and diminish the level of cultural untranslability.In the system of universal WS one could primarily distinguish units denoting the Water element ("waterisms") as the symbols of great importance for both languages. The key waterisms -water; sea; ocean; lake -have been evaluated for the analysis. At the base of defming dictionaries [Z-31 the principal semantic features of waterisms have been determined and the contrastive analysis of denotative meaning, functioning and ethnolinguistic component of the English and Ukrainian waterisms has been completed. .. I The analysis confirms the significance of waterisms. Four selected waterisms presint the characteristic embodiment of the semantic features of the Water element. Water presents the most commonly used WS with well-developed semantic structure. It effectively substitutes the other waterisms in messages of different type -folklore, idioms, fiction. The Sea occupies the next position as for the intensity of application. The most significant features of both words are mobility, might and infmity. Usage of the Ocean, is comparatively limited. Its basic features are might and infinity. The WS Lake poses special place in the system of waterisms. It is characterized by features of mystery, peace and mortal rest. In the comparison of the corresponding Ukrainian and English waterisms their basic semantic features, position in the group and intensity of usage prove to be similar. At the same time, some important divergences have been evaluated.In particular, for the Eiglish waterisms the mobile, wavy character of the water surface is actualized more intensively, than for the Uhainian. In Ukrainian tradition Water element seems to actualize more numerous, different features than it takes place in English. For the English waterisms the negative estimation of Water element as the dangerous, un!iiendly element is more actualized, than for the members of Uhainian group. These peculiarities can be explained by cultural and world outlook differences and should be accounted for in the practice of translation References[I] CiMosm 0.