SOCIAL STRATIFICATION OF LEXIS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES

The study explains how lexical choice reflects social identity, profession, age,education, regional belonging, cultural norms, politeness, and digital communication. Thevocabulary of any language is not homogeneous: it includes standard words, colloquial units, slang,jargon, professional terminology, dialectal words, euphemisms, borrowings, and digital lexicalforms. English and Uzbek both demonstrate a strong connection between vocabulary and society,but the sources and functions of these layers differ. English social lexis is strongly influenced byglobalization, youth culture, professional specialization, and internet discourse. Uzbek social lexisis also changing under global influence, but it remains closely connected with national etiquette,kinship terms, respect forms, regional dialects, occupational vocabulary, and Russian-Englishborrowings. The article uses a qualitative-comparative method. The results show that sociallymarked vocabulary functions as a marker of group membership, prestige, informality, solidarity,social distance, and cultural identity.