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Loanwords And Lexical Borrowing: Cultural And Linguistic Perspectives

Loanwords And Lexical Borrowing: Cultural And Linguistic Perspectives

  • U.E. Tagayeva
    Teacher, Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages, Uzbekistan
  • M. Ganiyeva
    Student, Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages, Uzbekistan
  • S.Toshtemirova
    Student, Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages, Uzbekistan
Lexical borrowing morphological contributes

Lexical borrowing constitutes one of the most visible mechanisms through which languages expand, adapt, and reflect cultural interaction. As societies participate in trade, technology, migration, and digital communication, language contact becomes inevitable, leading to the integration of foreign lexical items—loanwords—into the recipient lexicon. This study examines lexical borrowing from cultural and linguistic perspectives by analyzing how loanwords enter a language, what semantic, phonological, and morphological adaptations they undergo, and how cultural prestige and identity influence borrowing trends. The findings demonstrate that lexical borrowing is neither random nor solely linguistic, but a socially motivated process that documents cultural history, technological progress, and shifting ideological values. The study concludes that understanding borrowing patterns contributes to a deeper comprehension of lexical change and language evolution in globalized contexts.

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