SOME REGIONAL FEATURES OF UZBEK YOUTH SLANG
Keywords:
Slang, group identification, differential features, regional vocabulary, social identity, group speech, dialectology, urbanization, languageAbstract
This article analyzes certain regional differences in slang units found in the speech of Uzbek youth. During the study, slang expressions used by young people from different regions were compared both lexically and functionally. According to the findings, while foreign borrowings dominate in central areas, local dialectal slang is more frequently encountered in peripheral regions. The regional differentiation of slang reflects the correlation between youth linguistic culture and the social environment in which they live.
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