THE COMMUNICATIVE ROLE OF LANGUAGE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE RUSSIAN AND UZBEK LANGUAGE SYSTEMS

Abstract

This article explores the communicative role of language through a comparative analysis of the Russian and Uzbek linguistic systems. Language serves not only as a means of conveying information but also as a key medium for expressing social relationships, cultural identity, and pragmatic intentions. Russian and Uzbek, belonging to different language families—Slavic and Turkic respectively—demonstrate both universal and language-specific communicative features shaped by their grammatical structures, vocabulary systems, and sociolinguistic environments. The paper examines how each language encodes speech acts, politeness strategies, emotional nuances, and contextual cues. Through a typological and pragmatic lens, the study aims to identify commonalities and contrasts in communicative structures such as deixis, modality, address forms, and discourse markers. By revealing how communication is structured and interpreted within each linguistic system, the paper contributes to the broader understanding of intercultural dialogue, bilingual education, and translation practice. The findings are particularly relevant for linguists, language teachers, and students engaged in contrastive studies and intercultural communication.