MULTILINGUALISM, CODE-SWITCHING, AND LANGUAGE CONTACT IN VEHICULAR INSCRIPTIONS: A LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS
Keywords:
Vehicular inscriptions, linguisic landscape, multilingualism, code-switching, language contact, sociolinguistics, automotive subculture.Abstract
This paper examines the phenomena of multilingualism, code-switching, and
language contact within vehicular inscriptions (cars, public transport, trucks) in contemporary
urban settings using Linguistic Landscape theory and sociolinguistic frameworks. The study
elucidates the informative and symbolic functions of mobile inscriptions, the contact dynamics
among English, Uzbek, and Russian, and the emerging practices of transliteration and visual
hybridization.
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