SOCIAL STRATIFICATION OF LEXIS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES
Keywords:
social lexis, sociolinguistics, English, Uzbek, slangAbstract
The study explains how lexical choice reflects social identity, profession, age,
education, regional belonging, cultural norms, politeness, and digital communication. The
vocabulary of any language is not homogeneous: it includes standard words, colloquial units, slang,
jargon, professional terminology, dialectal words, euphemisms, borrowings, and digital lexical
forms. English and Uzbek both demonstrate a strong connection between vocabulary and society,
but the sources and functions of these layers differ. English social lexis is strongly influenced by
globalization, youth culture, professional specialization, and internet discourse. Uzbek social lexis
is also changing under global influence, but it remains closely connected with national etiquette,
kinship terms, respect forms, regional dialects, occupational vocabulary, and Russian-English
borrowings. The article uses a qualitative-comparative method. The results show that socially
marked vocabulary functions as a marker of group membership, prestige, informality, solidarity,
social distance, and cultural identity.
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