Intercultural Characteristics of Compliment as a Speech Genre: Comparative Analysis of Uzbeki and English Languages

Abstract

The article examines the study of compliments in modern linguistics and their lingua cultural features with the examples of English and Uzbek languages. As languages differ according to their cultural nature, compliments differ. Specific features of the complement typical for English and Uzbek culture are studied. A comparative analysis of the culturally determined features of compliments is carried out, taking into account such criteria as the style of communication, the main function of the compliment, communicative intentions, the social status of the addressee and the addressee.