CONGRATULATIONS ON VICTORY DAY IN THE OFFICIAL SPHERE: A COMPARATIVE LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH, UZBEK, AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGES

The article examines the linguistic features of official Victory Day congratulations on May 9 across English, Uzbek, and Russian. Using a comparative approach, it explores how cultural, pragmatic, and sociolinguistic meanings are encoded in formal discourse. Drawing on speech act theory, pragmatics, and cross-cultural semantics, the study analyzes the translation challenges of emotionally and historically charged content into English—a global lingua franca—from Russian and Uzbek. Findings show that English favors neutrality, Uzbek emphasizes respect and memory, while Russian conveys emotional depth. The research highlights the interplay of language, culture, and diplomacy in shaping historical narratives in a globalized context.