LINGUOPRAGMATIC FEATURES OF GREETINGS AND LEAVE-TAKINGS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Abstract

This study presents a comparative linguopragmatic analysis of greeting and leave-taking expressions in English and Uzbek. Although such expressions are often regarded as routine formulations, they function as culturally embedded speech acts that regulate private as interpersonal relationships and social hierarchy. Drawing upon Speech Act Theory, Brown and Levinson`s Politeness Theory and intercultural pragmatics, the research concerts how social distance, power relations and cultural norms shape the pragmatic realization of greetings and farewells simultaneously. The findings indicate that English interaction tends toward efficiency and phatic minimalism, whereas Uzbek discourse emphasizes relational solidarity, honorification and ritual extension. The paper highlights the role of cultural cognition in shaping pragmatic meanings and conventions.