Comparative Analysis of Phonological Adaptation in Mobile Communication Terminology in English And Uzbek
Abstract
The rapid development of information and communication technologies has led to the emergence of a vast number of new terms, many of which originate in English and subsequently enter other languages. This article investigates the phonological adaptation of mobile communication terminology in English and Uzbek. The study examines how English loanwords are integrated into the Uzbek phonological system, focusing on sound substitution, syllable restructuring, and phonotactic adjustment. The research employs comparative linguistic analysis based on a dataset of widely used mobile communication terms. The findings reveal that Uzbek adapts English terminology through systematic phonological transformations to conform to its native phonotactic and phonemic constraints. These processes demonstrate the interaction between global technological discourse and local linguistic structures.