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English academic text relies heavily on precise lexical hedging to cultivate institutional objectivity, whereas Uzbek academic discourse utilizes grammaticalized modal systems and declarative analytical verbs to convey high certainty balanced with collective scientific humility. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To identify how epistemic stance markers and degrees of certainty transpose between analytical English and agglutinative Uzbek academic writing.

September 8, 2026Open Access

Epistemic Stance and Degrees of Certainty in English and Uzbek Academic Discourse: A Comparative Study

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Comparative corpus study reveals divergent hedging and certainty mechanisms in English and Uzbek academic texts, highlighting distinct cross-linguistic norms for scientific objectivity.

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To identify how epistemic stance markers and degrees of certainty transpose between analytical English and agglutinative Uzbek academic writing.
Analyzed semantic adjustments and discourse configurations across a parallel academic corpus of English and Uzbek texts.
Applied a text-integrated discourse tracking framework to map pragmalinguistic functions and structural transpositions.
Identified that English academic texts depend on precise lexical hedging to establish institutional objectivity and mitigate claims.
Found that Uzbek academic discourse employs grammaticalized modal systems and declarative analytical verbs to convey strong certainty alongside collective scientific humility.

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Normingiyeva Sevara Sobirovna (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa0091858e84d0ff5b47c71 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22650114

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Comparative corpus study reveals divergent hedging and certainty mechanisms in English and Uzbek academic texts, highlighting distinct cross-linguistic norms for scientific objectivity.

Epistemic Stance and Degrees of Certainty in English and Uzbek Academic Discourse: A Comparative Study

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Epistemic Stance and Degrees of Certainty in English and Uzbek Academic Discourse: A Comparative Study

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