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DISCURSIVE ANALYSIS OF POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

Politeness, discourse, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, professional communication, English, Uzbek.

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This article provides analysis of politeness strategies in English and Uzbek professional communication. The research relies on Brown and Levinson’s Face Theory, Foucault’s Discourse Theory, Van Dijk’s Contextual Models, and Arutyunova’s pragmatic framework. Findings indicate that negative politeness strategies dominate in English professional discourse, while positive politeness strategies prevail in Uzbek communication. The study also highlights the role of linguocultural factors in shaping strategic choices.