MEANS OF EXPRESSION OF POLITENESS IN ENGLISH AND AZERBAİJANİ

Speech communication is considered one of the most important types of human activity, and politeness is one of the basic components of this communication. In fact, politeness is a mandatory element of this communication, ensuring its success and smooth, conflict-free flow. It is also the most important regulator of human behaviour to achieve effective social interaction.

This study is devoted to the study of lexical, grammatical and syntactic means of expressing the category of politeness in the English language. The relevance of this article lies in the fact that modern linguistics is characterised by a great interest in pragmatic studies of language and the category of politeness itself. Due to the expansion of the boundaries of international cooperation, with the increasing role of intercultural communication, there is a need to know and implement speech strategies that lead to a successful communication process.

The purpose of this article is to identify the linguocultural specificity of the functioning of linguistic means of expressing the category of politeness in the English language.