“Could you please…” vs. “Tayyorlang”: A pragmatic investigation of indirectness and directness in English and Uzbek language orders

Кучкарова, Мафтуна

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This research article investigates the pragmatic tactics used to articulate direct and indirect orders in the English and Uzbek linguistic environments, with a focus on educational leadership settings. This study uses frameworks based on speech act theory and politeness theory to analyse how cultural norms impact the expression of instructions in these two typologically dissimilar languages (Austin, 1962; Searle, 1975; Brown & Levinson, 1987). According to the findings, English speakers generally attenuate their directions via modal verbs, hedging, and collaborative framing approaches. In contrast, Uzbek speakers prefer more direct imperative formulations that are shaped by established social hierarchies and role-based expectations. The approach, which uses real speech samples, shows how the concept of politeness is encoded and culturally defined in directive communication (Thomas, 1983). Furthermore, the study emphasizes how language users adopt either linguistic softening or hierarchical positioning depending on their communicative roles and contexts. This work contributes significantly to the subject of intercultural pragmatics and has implications for educators and institutional leaders dealing with complicated multilingual or multicultural situations. The insights gathered may aid in more nuanced and courteous communication across various institutional contexts.

Maqola ma’lumotlari
MualliflarКучкарова, Мафтуна
JurnalLingvospektr
Nashr sanasi2025-07-04
Jild6
Son1
Betlar123-128
TilIngliz

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Директивные речевые акты, косвенность, прямота, прагматика, теория речевых актов, теория вежливости, образовательное лидерство, межкультурная коммуникация, стратегии смягчения, власть и иерархия, межкультурная прагматика, синтаксическая структура, Buyruq nutq aktlari, bilvosita ifoda, bevosita ifoda, pragmatika, nutq aktlari nazariyasi, hushmuomalalik, ta’limdagi yetakchilik, madaniyatlararo muloqot, yumshatish strategiyalari, hokimiyat va ierarxiya, madaniyatlararo pragmatika, sintaktik tuzilma, Directive speech acts, indirectness, directness, pragmatics, speech act theory, politeness theory, educational leadership, intercultural communication, mitigation strategies, authority and hierarchy, cross-cultural pragmatics, syntactic structure

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