LINGUISTIC ADAPTATION IN THE BORROWING OF GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS
Keywords:
geographical term, lexical stock, borrowed lexical stratum, importation, substitution, donor language, intermediary languageAbstract
This article examines the phenomena of semantic importation and phonetic substitution in geographical terms borrowed from Arabic and Persian, providing specific linguistic examples. The lexical and semantic resources of the intermediary language involved in the borrowing of terminology are analyzed with reference to relevant scholarly sources, and conclusions are drawn accordingly. Particular attention is paid to the phonetic, grammatical, and lexico-semantic adaptation of borrowed geographical terms within the Uzbek language system

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