COMPARATIVE-TYPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF DIGITAL NEOLOGISMS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES
Keywords:
digital neologisms, comparative linguistics, Uzbek language, English language, word formation, borrowing, typological analysis, language contact, lexical innovation, internet linguistics.Abstract
The rapid proliferation of digital technologies has generated an unprecedented wave of neologisms that penetrate both English and Uzbek linguistic systems. This study presents a comparative-typological analysis of digital neologisms across these two structurally distinct languages, examining their formation mechanisms, semantic fields, and integration patterns. Employing a corpus-based methodology supplemented by comparative and typological approaches, the research analysed 320 digital neologisms sampled from online media, social networks, and technology platforms (2018–2024). The findings reveal that while English serves as the primary donor language, Uzbek demonstrates three principal adaptation strategies: direct borrowing, phonological assimilation, and semantic calquing. Structural analysis indicates that affixation and compounding dominate English neologism formation, whereas Uzbek relies more heavily on derivation through native morphological resources and loan-word naturalisation. Typological comparison further uncovers convergent semantic fields (social networking, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence) alongside language-specific divergences rooted in cultural and technological access factors. The study contributes to translation theory, lexicography, and digital linguistics by providing a systematic framework for understanding cross-linguistic digital lexical transfer.
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