Semantic and pragmatic differences in the use of modal verbs between british and American english

Durdona, Yuldashova

Science time · 2026-yil

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This paper explores the semantic and pragmatic differences in the use of modal verbs in British and American English. While both varieties share the same core modal system, their functions diverge significantly due to cultural norms, communicative preferences, and ongoing grammatical change. The analysis demonstrates that British English generally favors more indirect and mitigated modal constructions, whereas American English tends toward directness, clarity, and a greater reliance on semi-modals. The study also highlights how epistemic, deontic, and dynamic meanings interact with pragmatic factors to shape modal interpretation in real discourse. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of cross-variety variation in English modality and offer valuable insights for linguistics, language teaching, and corpus-based research.

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MualliflarDurdona, Yuldashova
JurnalScience time
NashriyotАжиниёз номидаги Нукус давлат педагогика институти
ISSN2992-8850
Nashr sanasi2026-02-18
Jild4
Son2
Betlar311-315
TilIngliz
Ilmiy sohaFilologiya
DOI10.66345/stj.v4i2.5034
Indeksga qo‘shilgan2026-08-27

DOI: 10.66345/stj.v4i2.5034 · Maqolaning asl sahifasi

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modal verbs, semantics, pragmatics, epistemic modality, deontic modality, semi-modals, cross-variety variation.

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APADurdona, Yuldashova (2026). SEMANTIC AND PRAGMATIC DIFFERENCES IN THE USE OF MODAL VERBS BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH. Science time, 4(2), 311-315. https://doi.org/10.66345/stj.v4i2.5034
GOST (OAK)Durdona, Yuldashova SEMANTIC AND PRAGMATIC DIFFERENCES IN THE USE OF MODAL VERBS BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH // Science time. – 2026. – T. 4, № 2. – P. 311-315. – DOI: 10.66345/stj.v4i2.5034.
MLADurdona, Yuldashova. “SEMANTIC AND PRAGMATIC DIFFERENCES IN THE USE OF MODAL VERBS BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH.” Science time, 4(2), 311-315, 2026. https://doi.org/10.66345/stj.v4i2.5034
ChicagoDurdona, Yuldashova. “SEMANTIC AND PRAGMATIC DIFFERENCES IN THE USE OF MODAL VERBS BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH.” Science time, 4(2), 311-315 (2026). https://doi.org/10.66345/stj.v4i2.5034
HarvardDurdona, Yuldashova (2026) ‘SEMANTIC AND PRAGMATIC DIFFERENCES IN THE USE OF MODAL VERBS BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH’, Science time, 4(2), 311-315. https://doi.org/10.66345/stj.v4i2.5034
BibTeX
@article{durdonayuldashova2026,
  title = {SEMANTIC AND PRAGMATIC DIFFERENCES IN THE USE OF MODAL VERBS BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH},
  author = {Durdona, Yuldashova},
  journal = {Science time},
  year = {2026},
  volume = {4},
  number = {2},
  pages = {311-315},
  doi = {10.66345/stj.v4i2.5034},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.66345/stj.v4i2.5034}
}

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