NEW WORD FORMATION METHODS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK INTERNET DISCOURSE

Dekabr, 2025-Yil 292 NEW WORD FORMATION METHODS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK INTERNET DISCOURSE Ahmadova Aziza Asqad daughter Master's degree student Foreign Language and a Social Sciences, Asia Internatsional Universitety, Uzbekistan. E-mail: [email protected] https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18022079 Abstract. This article examines innovative word-formation methods emerging in English and Uzbek internet discourse. With the rapid growth of social media, messaging platforms, and online communities, both languages are witnessing new lexical items that reflect cultural shifts, technological advancement, and communicative economy. The study highlights the most dynamic processes such as blending, abbreviations, affixation, semantic shift, loan formations, and hybrid structures. It also compares parallel tendencies in English and Uzbek, providing examples and analytical commentary. Keywords: Word formation, Internet discourse, English, Uzbek, Neologisms, Blending, Abbreviations. INTRODUCTION In the digital era, language evolves rapidly, largely driven by internet communication. Social media platforms, online forums, and messaging applications have become spaces where users innovate linguistically to communicate efficiently, express identity, and reflect cultural trends. This dynamic linguistic environment is referred to as internet discourse, which not only mirrors contemporary social realities but also shapes language development. English, as a global language, has seen significant lexical growth online. Wordformation methods such as blending (brunch, smog), abbreviations (LOL, OMG), affixation (unfriend, selfie), semantic shifts (ghosting), loanwords, and hybrid formations are widely used. Uzbek, traditionally influenced by Turkic roots and Persian, Arabic, and Russian, is also experiencing change in digital contexts. Blending, abbreviations, semantic shifts, and borrowings from English and Russian appear frequently in social media posts and chats. Comparing English and Uzbek internet discourse highlights both universal and language-specific trends. English neologisms often achieve global recognition, while Uzbek digital language combines native morphology with borrowed elements, reflecting linguistic creativity and cultural adaptation. This article explores innovative wordformation methods in English and Uzbek internet discourse, highlighting processes such as blending, abbreviations, affixation, semantic shift, loan formations, and hybrid structures. MAIN PART The comparative analysis of English and Uzbek internet discourse reveals distinct patterns in word formation, influenced by typological, cultural, and technological factors. English online communication demonstrates a high degree of lexical creativity, primarily through blending, abbreviation, and affixation. Words like vlog (video + blog) and finfluencer (finance + influencer) illustrate how English users efficiently combine morphemes to create compact, multifunctional expressions (Crystal, 2011). Dekabr, 2025-Yil 293 Similarly, acronyms such as LOL and FOMO facilitate rapid exchange in fast-paced online environments (Tagliamonte & Denis, 2008). In contrast, Uzbek internet discourse exhibits hybridization and morphological adaptation. English lexical bases are often combined with Uzbek suffixes such as -chi, - lik, or verbs like qilmoq and bo‘lmoq, producing forms like kontentchi or storini tashlamoq (Abduazizov, 2010; Yo‘ldoshev, 2020). This pattern reflects the agglutinative nature of Uzbek, which prefers morphological integration over mere compounding, allowing new words to maintain grammatical coherence and expressivity within sentence structures. Another notable trend is the semantic shift of existing words in both languages. English terms like simp, ratio, or ghosting acquire novel meanings online, while Uzbek users adapt English-origin words not only phonologically (layk from like) but also semantically, creating culturally resonant expressions such as chatlashmoq and selfilamoq (Jamolxonov, 2018). Internet discourse is not merely a channel for borrowing but also for local innovation, including the integration of abbreviations like OMG and creative loanwords from English and Russian. The study shows that internet discourse drives innovative word formation in both English and Uzbek. In English, blending (brunch), abbreviations (LOL), affixation (selfie), semantic shifts (ghosting), and loan/hybrid words are common, reflecting fast-paced online communication and cultural changes. Uzbek demonstrates similar patterns, adapted to its morphology, such as blending and affixation in chatlashmoq and selfilamoq, integration of abbreviations like OMG, and creative loanwords from English and Russian. Semantic shifts also give new meanings to traditional words. While English often produces globally recognized neologisms, Uzbek combines native structures with borrowed elements, showing linguistic creativity and cultural adaptation. These findings indicate that digital communication promotes rapid lexical innovation and highlights differences and similarities in how two languages evolve online (Crystal, 2011; Tagliamonte & Denis, 2008; Abduazizov, 2010; Yo‘ldoshev, 2020; Jamolxonov, 2018). From a discourse perspective, English online communication emphasizes brevity and rapid information transfer, often resulting in shorter, multifunctional lexical items. Uzbek discourse, while also influenced by speed, tends to favor clarity and morphological richness, producing longer hybrid forms that integrate seamlessly into the syntax of the language. The comparison indicates that while both languages are responsive to the same technological and social pressures, their strategies reflect distinct linguistic and cultural priorities (Crystal, 2011; Tagliamonte & Denis, 2008; Abduazizov, 2010). In conclusion, the main driving forces behind lexical innovation in both English and Uzbek internet discourse are global digital trends, youth culture, and communicative efficiency. However, the typology of each language shapes the specific mechanisms, resulting in English favoring concise neologisms and Uzbek prioritizing morphologically integrated, hybrid forms. These findings underscore the interplay between global influence and local linguistic creativity in shaping contemporary internet discourse. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that both English and Uzbek internet discourse exhibit dynamic word-formation processes, including blending, abbreviations, affixation, semantic shifts, loanwords, and hybrid structures. 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