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        <journal-title>Research Focus International Scientific Journal</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">Research Focus</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub" publication-format="electronic">2181-3833</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Ilm-fan va innovatsiyalar akademiyasi</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.66073/researchfocus.v4i2.1329</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="other" assigning-authority="relibrary.uz">REL-A-012811</article-id>
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          <subject>13.00.00</subject>
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        <article-title xml:lang="en">THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE USE</article-title>
        <trans-title-group xml:lang="ru">
          <trans-title>ВЛИЯНИЕ СОЦИАЛЬНЫХ СЕТЕЙ НА ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ АНГЛИЙСКОГО ЯЗЫКА</trans-title>
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        <trans-title-group xml:lang="uz">
          <trans-title>IJTIMOIY TARMOQLARNING INGLIZ TILIDAN FOYDALANISHGA TA‘SIRI</trans-title>
        </trans-title-group>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group content-type="author">
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <string-name>Davron Begmatov</string-name>
          <aff>Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Management and Professional education, ESL teacher.</aff>
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      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-03-05">
        <day>05</day>
        <month>03</month>
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date date-type="collection">
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>4</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>84</fpage>
      <lpage>86</lpage>
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        <license xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0">
          <ali:license_ref>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref>
          <license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.</license-p>
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      <self-uri xlink:href="https://relibrary.uz/REL-A-012811/"/>
      <abstract xml:lang="en">
        <p>Social media has become a dominant force in shaping how people communicate, particularly in the English language. This article explores the profound influence of social media platforms on English language use, focusing on changes in vocabulary, grammar, and communication styles. It examines how platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok have introduced new linguistic trends, such as abbreviations, emojis, and hashtags, while also fostering global communication. The article concludes with implications for English language teaching and the need to adapt pedagogical approaches to address these evolving linguistic practices.</p>
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        <p>Социальные сети стали доминирующей силой в формировании того, как люди общаются, особенно на английском языке. В этой статье исследуется глубокое влияние платформ социальных сетей на использование английского языка, уделяя особое внимание изменениям в словарном запасе, грамматике и стилях общения. В ней рассматривается, как такие платформы, как Twitter, Instagram и TikTok, ввели новые лингвистические тенденции, такие как аббревиатуры, эмодзи и хэштеги, а также способствовали глобальной коммуникации. Статья завершается выводами для преподавания английского языка и необходимостью адаптации педагогических подходов для решения этих развивающихся лингвистических практик.</p>
      </trans-abstract>
      <trans-abstract xml:lang="uz">
        <p>Ijtimoiy tarmoqlar odamlarning, xususan, ingliz tilida muloqot qilish usullarini shakllantirishda asosiy kuchga aylandi. Ushbu maqola ijtimoiy media platformalarining ingliz tilidan foydalanishga chuqur ta‘sirini o‘rganadi, lug‘at, grammatika va muloqot uslublaridagi o‘zgarishlarga e‘tibor qaratadi. Unda Twitter, Instagram va TikTok kabi platformalar qisqartmalar, kulgichlar va xeshteglar kabi yangi lingvistik tendentsiyalarni qanday joriy etgani, shu bilan birga global muloqotni rag‘batlantirgani o‘rganiladi. Maqolaning yakunida ingliz tilini o‘qitishga ta‘sir ko‘rsatadi va bu rivojlanayotgan til amaliyotlarini hal qilish uchun pedagogik yondashuvlarni moslashtirish zarurati tug‘iladi.</p>
      </trans-abstract>
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        <kwd>Social media</kwd>
        <kwd>English language</kwd>
        <kwd>language evolution</kwd>
        <kwd>digital communication</kwd>
        <kwd>linguistic trends</kwd>
        <kwd>language teaching</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
      <kwd-group xml:lang="ru">
        <kwd>Социальные сети</kwd>
        <kwd>английский язык</kwd>
        <kwd>эволюция языка</kwd>
        <kwd>цифровая коммуникация</kwd>
        <kwd>лингвистические тенденции</kwd>
        <kwd>преподавание языка</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
      <kwd-group xml:lang="uz">
        <kwd>Ijtimoiy media</kwd>
        <kwd>ingliz tili</kwd>
        <kwd>til evolyutsiyasi</kwd>
        <kwd>raqamli aloqa</kwd>
        <kwd>lingvistik tendentsiyalar</kwd>
        <kwd>til o‘rgatish</kwd>
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