A COMPARATIVE PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF WOMEN'S SPEECH IN JANE AUSTEN'S “PRIDE AND PREJUDICE” AND UTKIR HOSHIMOV'S “DUNYONING ISHLAR”: A CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
Abstract
This thesis comparatively examines the pragmatic features of women's speech in Jane Austen's “Pride and Prejudice” and Utkir Hoshimov's “Dunyoning ishlari”. Using a qualitative literary-pragmatic approach, the research explores speech acts, politeness strategies, indirectness, and conversational implicatures employed by female characters in English and Uzbek literary discourse. The findings reveal that although both authors portray women as pragmatically competent communicators, their linguistic behaviour reflects different sociocultural values. Austen's female characters primarily negotiate social status, personal independence, and interpersonal relationships, whereas Hoshimov's female characters emphasise motherhood, family solidarity, respect, and moral guidance. The study demonstrates that pragmatic analysis provides valuable insights into the relationship between language, gender, culture, and identity across literary traditions.
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