MODELS OF WELL-WISHING AS A REFLECTION OF CULTURAL VALUES IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (BASED ON INFORMAL WEDDING CONGRATULATIONS)

Khayitboeva Zilola Kurbannazarovna

MODELS OF WELL-WISHING AS A REFLECTION OF CULTURAL VALUES IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (BASED ON INFORMAL WEDDING CONGRATULATIONS)

Authors

Khayitboeva Zilola Kurbannazarovna Trainee Lecturer, Urgench State University Named After Abu Rayhan Beruni

Keywords:

Congratulation, well-wishing, speech genre, speech act, cultural values, individualism, collectivism, politeness, pragmatics, wedding congratulations, social distance, gender, age.

Abstract

The article examines the genre of congratulations in English as a specific type of speech act characterized by stable structural, semantic, and pragmatic features. Based on corpus analysis (COCA, BNC) and discourse analysis, typical lexico-grammatical patterns, communicative strategies, and cultural features of English-language congratulations are identified. It is demonstrated that this genre reflects key values of English-speaking culture – individualism, positivity, and ritualization – while performing an important function in maintaining social ties and interpersonal interaction.

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Published

2026-05-08

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 5 (2026): WOH

Section

Articles

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MODELS OF WELL-WISHING AS A REFLECTION OF CULTURAL VALUES IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (BASED ON INFORMAL WEDDING CONGRATULATIONS). (2026). Web of Humanities: Journal of Social Science and Humanitarian Research, 4(5), 7-10. https://webofjournals.com/index.php/9/article/view/6357