COMPARATIVE STUDY OF POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK ACADEMIC EMAILS
Vol. 5 No. 18 (2026): Science and Technology in the Modern World 41-44
Abstract
The increasing use of email communication in higher education has highlighted the importance of politeness in academic interactions. This study compares politeness strategies used in English and Uzbek academic emails, focusing on how students express requests, gratitude, apologies, and respect when communicating with lecturers. The research is based on Brown and Levinson’s (1987) Politeness Theory and adopts a comparative pragmatic approach.
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