Contextual Use of the Imperative Mood in English and Uzbek Languages
Abstract
This study examines the contextual use of the imperative mood in English and Uzbek, focusing on its communicative functions, structural features, and pragmatic nuances. While imperatives in both languages primarily express commands and requests, their contextual realization differs due to typological, cultural, and sociolinguistic factors. Using a comparative descriptive method, the paper analyzes authentic examples from everyday speech, literary sources, and digital communication. Findings show that English imperatives often rely on politeness strategies and modal softeners, whereas Uzbek imperatives frequently integrate morphological markers reflecting social hierarchy and respect levels. The study concludes that imperative constructions are deeply shaped by culture-specific norms of interaction and provides implications for cross-linguistic pragmatics, translation studies, and language pedagogy.
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