SEMANTIC SHIFTS IN LOAN TRANSLATIONS: ENGLISH TERMS IN UZBEK AND RUSSIAN SCIENTIFIC DISCOURSE

Аннотация

This article explores the semantic shifts that occur in loan translations of English scientific terms into Uzbek and Russian. It investigates how borrowed terminology undergoes changes in meaning, usage, and contextual interpretation within the target scientific discourses. The study focuses on a comparative analysis of selected terms from the fields of information technology, economics, and education, highlighting semantic narrowing, broadening, and modulation. Through corpus-based data and contextual examples, the paper reveals how linguistic and cultural factors contribute to these shifts, potentially affecting comprehension and academic communication. The findings underscore the importance of consistent terminological adaptation tomaintain clarity and coherence inscientific texts. Keywords: loan translations, semantic shift, English terminology, Uzbek scientific discourse, Russian scientific discourse, cross-linguistic analysis, terminology adaptation, linguistic interference, corpus linguistics, scientificcommunication