IMPERATIVE REACTIVE REPLICAS AS COMMUNICATIVE UNITS IN UZBEK DRAMATIC TEXTS
Keywords:
Dramatic discourse, dramatic text, replica, stimulating replica, reactive replica, imperative reactive replica, dialogue, speech act, pragmatics, discourse analysis, communicative strategy, character speech, dramatic conflict, drama linguistics.Abstract
This article examines the linguistic nature of replicas in dramatic discourse and analyzes their communicative, semantic, pragmatic, and discursive characteristics. Particular attention is paid to the role of replicas in the development of dramatic action, the revelation of character traits, and the construction of interpersonal conflict. The study reviews major theoretical approaches to the concept of replica and discusses its classification into stimulating and reactive types. Special emphasis is placed on imperative reactive replicas and their semantic subtypes, including argument-closing, mild prohibitive, and emotive imperative reactive replicas. Drawing on examples from Uzbek dramatic texts, the article demonstrates how these speech units function in regulating dialogue, expressing interpersonal attitudes, managing communicative strategies, and enhancing dramatic dynamism. The findings highlight the significance of replicas as multifunctional discourse units and contribute to the linguistic study of dramatic texts within the framework of modern discourse analysis and pragmatics.
