A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN KOREAN AND UZBEK LANGUAGES
Keywords:
Politeness, Honorifics, Sociolinguistics, Intercultural CommunicationAbstract
This study presents a comparative analysis of politeness strategies in the Korean and Uzbek languages from sociolinguistic and intercultural communication perspectives. It explores how each language encodes politeness through linguistic forms, pragmatic norms, and culturally grounded expressions of respect. The research investigates the interplay between cultural values, social hierarchy, and linguistic mechanisms that govern the use of honorifics and speech levels. The findings indicate that while both Korean and Uzbek societies share a strong emphasis on respect and hierarchy, their methods of expressing politeness differ substantially. Korean politeness is systematically encoded within grammatical and morphological structures, whereas Uzbek politeness relies heavily on lexical choice, pragmatic sensitivity, and contextual flexibility. These distinctions demonstrate how language reflects the social cognition and cultural ideologies of its speakers.
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