Heroic Speech Formulas Shaping National Identity in English and Uzbek Film Discourse

Abstract

This article investigates heroic speech formulas as linguocultural mechanisms involved in the construction of national identity within English and Uzbek film discourse. Cinematic dialogue is approached not merely as a narrative instrument, but as a semiotically dense communicative space where collective memory, value systems, and culturally embedded models of heroism are verbalized and transmitted. The study aims to identify recurrent speech formulas associated with heroic characters and to determine their role in shaping nationally specific identity patterns. Drawing on principles of discourse analysis, lingua cognitive theory, and pragmatics, the research examines how lexical choices, syntactic constructions, evaluative markers, and culturally marked metaphors function as formulaic elements that encode concepts such as duty, honor, sacrifice, loyalty, and moral responsibility. Particular attention is paid to the pragmatic force of these formulas, including their persuasive, mobilizing, and axiological functions within the cinematic context.