SEMANTIC TRANSFORMATIONS OF ECONOMIC TERMINOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION

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Authors: Tamara Uskova
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Abstract

The article presents a comprehensive study of the semantic transformations of economic terminology under the conditions of globalization, digitalization, and the dominance of English as the leading means of international professional communication.The paper identifies changes in the meanings, structure, and functioning of economic terms under the influence of interlingual interaction, technological innovations, and transnational economic processes.The methodological framework combines terminological, semantic, and discourse analysis, which makes it possible to reveal the dynamics of the formation of the modern economic terminological system.It is shown that economic terminology functions as a historically codified yet open lexicosemantic complex in which the processes of semantic expansion, narrowing, metaphorization, and interdisciplinary diffusion are intensified.In particular, it is demonstrated how such units as "market", "leverage", "sustainability", "financial bubble", and "tipping point" move beyond their original meanings in globalized English discourse and form new cognitive models for interpreting economic reality.It is proven that the internationalization of vocabulary and the active borrowing from English are accompanied by complex semantic adaptation within national terminological systems.On the basis of contemporary English media publications, it is shown that macroeconomic indicators ("GDP", "inflation", "turnover", "interest rates") in the global information space acquire socially, politically, and cognitively marked meanings, turning into instruments for interpreting risks, expectations, and strategic decisions.Particular attention is paid to the impact of digitalization and artificial intelligence, which lead to the reinterpretation of basic categories such as "labor income", "investment", "taxation", and "UBI" and to the formation of new semantic frameworks of an economy driven by algorithms and technological rent.In conclusion, modern economic terminology is shown to emerge as a dynamic semantic-cognitive mechanism that both reflects and constructs globalized economic reality, integrating quantitative, social, and cultural parameters of professional discourse.

Fields of Study & Subjects

linguistics and terminology studies Linguistics Language Diversity and Identity Linguistic research and analysis

Publication details

Journal / source
Вісник науки та освіти
Issue
1(43)
Publication date
24 February 2026
Language
EN