LINGUISTIC SPECIFICITY OF LAW TEXTS IN UZBEKISTAN
Keywords:
Uzbek law texts, legal language, official style, normativity, legal discourse, pragmaticsAbstract
This article examines the linguistic specificity of law texts in the Republic of Uzbekistan. Legal texts represent a core genre of official discourse and are characterized by precision, unambiguity, normativity, and obligatoriness. The study analyzes the lexical, syntactic, and pragmatic features of Uzbek legislative texts, highlighting their role in ensuring legal clarity and effective regulation of social relations. Special attention is paid to the use of legal terminology, impersonal constructions, and normative speech acts that distinguish Uzbek law texts from other functional styles.
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