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Vol. 5 No. 4 (2026)
Models and methods in modern science

Статьи

COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOLINGUISTIC FOUNDATIONS OF PERLOCUTIONARY INFLUENCE IN DIPLOMATIC DISCOURSE

Published 2026-04-06

  • D.L.Solijonova

D.L.Solijonova
teacher, Andijan State Institute of Foreign Languages, Andijan

Abstract

Drawing on psycholinguistic research, this thesis addresses the genesis of perlocutionary acts paying attention to their representation in diplomatic discourse. The main goal is to offer at a high level a reflection on how perlocutionary influence is cognitively created, experienced, and interpreted in communicative interaction. To better understand what these effects look like in practice, the study draws on speech act theory as well as contemporary models in cognitive pragmatics, and conceptualizes perlocution as a newly discovered phenomenon developed in the interaction of linguistic input with inferential processes and socio-cultural knowledge. Perlocutionary effects are therefore not always linear or deterministic, but can be heavily influenced by dynamic cognitive processes such as relevance-based inference, attentional modulation, and affective processing, the analysis suggests. The results add to the knowledge on the role of language as a mechanism of psychological influence in institutional interaction.

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