MULTILINGUALISM, CODE-SWITCHING, AND LANGUAGE CONTACT IN VEHICULAR INSCRIPTIONS: A LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS

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.