The rapid development of information and communication technologies (ICT) has generated a dynamic layer of specialized terminology in many world languages, including English and Uzbek. Within the lexicon of mobile communication, semantic phenomena such as polysemy, synonymy, and antonymy are central to the evolution and usage of terms. This article investigates the semantic types of mobile communication terminology in English and Uzbek, with a comparative focus on polysemantic, synonymous, and antonymic units. The study employs a comparative linguistic methodology based on semantic typology and terminology theory, drawing upon data from English ICT glossaries, Uzbek terminographic sources. Results demonstrate both shared semantic tendencies—such as the extension of basic terms into technical domains—and culturally specific features, including calqued synonyms in Uzbek and metaphor-based polysemy in English. The findings contribute to cross-linguistic terminography, highlighting implications for lexicographic description, translation practices, and standardization of mobile communication terms.

Semantic types of terms, polysemy in ICT lexicon, synonymic variation

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