Cognitive Conflict in English and Uzbek: Linguistic and Speech Manifestations (a Contrastive Perspective)

This article investigates how cognitive conflict is linguistically and pragmatically manifested in English and Uzbek. Using a contrastive analysis framework, the study examines the role of language structures, communicative norms, and culturally embedded expressions in encoding mental conflict, disagreement, and internal contradiction. It also explores how these manifestations vary in speech and writing, shedding light on the influence of cultural cognition on language use. The findings offer implications for translation, intercultural communication, and cognitive linguistics.