DISCURSIVE MECHANISMS OF EVALUATION AND EMOTION EXPRESSION IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK NARRATIVES
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This study investigates the linguistic mechanisms of evaluation, stance taking, and emotion encoding in English and Uzbek narratives through a comparative discourse-analytic and cognitive-linguistic approach. While English narratives predominantly rely on lexical markers, epistemic stance verbs, and attitudinal adjectives, Uzbek narratives demonstrate extensive use of morphological evaluative markers, evidential suffixes, and culturally grounded somatic expressions. These structural and typological differences reveal distinct ways in which narrators across the two languages position themselves toward events, construct interpersonal alignment, and convey emotional experience. Drawing on Appraisal Theory, Stance Theory, and cognitive models of emotion, the study examines how narrative voice, evaluative focus, and affective framing interact in shaping narrative meaning.
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