This article deals with the issues based on analyzing the linguopragmatic mechanisms used to express wish and desire in English and Uzbek discourse from a comparative perspective. Drawing on speech act theory, politeness theory, and cross-cultural pragmatics, the study analyzes grammatical structures, modal expressions, and discourse strategies through which emotional intentions are verbalized or implied. The study highlights the importance of pragmalinguistic awareness for translation and foreign language teaching, emphasizing that wishes function not only as grammatical forms but as culturally embedded pragmatic acts.

Linguopragmatics, Wish expressions, Desire constructions, Speech acts

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