PRAGMATIC AND STYLISTIC FEATURES OF DETECTIVE CHARACTERS’ SPEECH: INSIGHTS FROM RUSSIAN AND WESTERN THEORIES
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Keywords: expressive stylistic devices, character speech, metaphor, simile, irony, translation challenges, English literature, Uzbek literature.Abstract
Annotation. This article examines the pragmatic and stylistic features of detective fiction characters’ speech. Drawing on the theories of V.V. Vinogradov, M.M. Bakhtin, Yu.N. Karaulov, as well as Umberto Eco, Stanley Fish, and Paul Grice, the study explores implicature, speech acts, stylistic registers, and their narrative functions. A comparative analysis highlights both universal and culture-specific tendencies across Russian and Western traditions.
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