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This article investigates the syntactic patterns of youth slang in Uzbek and English languages. Youth slang represents a highly dynamic and innovative form of informal speech that reflects generational identity, social interaction, and contemporary cultural trends. The study focuses on recurrent syntactic structures, including ellipsis, sentence fragmentation, non-canonical word order, and syntactic simplification commonly found in youth slang. Using descriptive and comparative methods, the research identifies both shared and language-specific syntactic patterns in Uzbek and English youth slang. The findings highlight the role of syntax in shaping informal youth discourse and contribute to a deeper understanding of language variation and change in modern linguistics.
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