PRAGMATIC DIMENSIONS OF SYNTACTIC COMPLEXITY IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK DISCOURSE: A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS

Abstract

This study investigates the pragmatic dimensions of compound and complex sentence structures in English and Uzbek discourse. Moving beyond formal structural classifications, the research examines how syntactic complexity interacts with illocutionary intent, politeness strategies, stance-taking, and discourse continuity. Through a contrastive qualitative framework, the article illustrates how English utilizes modal markers and dependent clauses for communicative mitigation, whereas Uzbek achieves pragmatic modulation through non-finite verbal constructions, synthetic affixes, and honorific markers. The findings demonstrate that syntactic selection in both languages is systematically governed by context-dependent communicative goals rather than mere grammatical rules.