COGNITIVE, PRAGMATIC, AND DISCOURSE-BASED INTERPRETATIONS OF MODAL VERBS IN CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH: AN ADVANCED LINGUISTIC STUDY

Otajonova, Mahliyo Bahromovna

Қўқон ДПИ. Илмий хабарлар · 2026-yil

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This article provides an in-depth cognitive, pragmatic, and discourse-based analysis of modal verbs in contemporary English. Modality is examined as a complex linguistic phenomenon reflecting speakers’ mental evaluations, contextual reasoning, and communicative intentions. The study focuses on epistemic, deontic, and dynamic modal meanings and their realization across academic, institutional, and spoken discourse. Employing a qualitative corpus-based methodology, the research demonstrates that modal verbs function not only as grammatical auxiliaries but also as strategic discourse tools for expressing stance, managing interpersonal relations, and negotiating authority. The findings contribute to advanced linguistic theory and offer theoretical and practical implications for modality studies, discourse analysis, and applied linguistics at the PhD level.

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MualliflarOtajonova, Mahliyo Bahromovna
JurnalҚўқон ДПИ. Илмий хабарлар
Nashr sanasi2026-07-14
Jild8
Son05
Betlar1021-1028
TilIngliz
DOI10.70728/b.series.fil.v08.i05.147

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modal verbs, modality, cognitive linguistics, pragmatics, discourse analysis, dynamic modality, epistemic modality, deontic modality, English linguistics

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