THE HISTORY OF THE STUDY OF ABBREVIATIONS IN TURKIC LINGUISTICS: THE MAIN STAGES AND DIRECTIONS

Abstract

The article reconstructs the main stages and key areas of research of abbreviations as a way of word formation in the Turkic languages. Based on the analysis of fundamental works, dissertation research and modern publications (with a focus on the Bashkir and Uzbek languages), three main periods have been identified: the emergence of interest and the first descriptions (1950s-1970s), integration into the system description and the development of classifications (1980s-1990s), the expansion of issues and the application of new approaches (2000-1980s – present). The leading structural-typological, morphological, functional-dynamic, comparative and linguistic-pragmatic directions are identified. Unresolved problems and prospects for further research are outlined, including the unification of terminology, in-depth historical and comparative analysis, the study of specialized sublanguages and sociolinguistic aspects using corpus methods.