FUNCTIONAL MECHANISMS OF LEGAL SPEECH IN LEGAL COMMUNICATION

• Kuchimova Shahlo Nuriddin qizi

  PhD Researcher at the Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature named after Alisher Navoi

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This article examines the functional mechanisms of legal speech within the framework of legal communication from a linguopragmatic perspective. Legal speech is analyzed as a complex communicative phenomenon that performs normative, informative, persuasive, regulatory, procedural, and protective functions in institutional interaction. The study explores the linguistic and extralinguistic factors influencing the effectiveness of legal discourse, including legal terminology, syntactic structures, intonation, communicative strategies, professional ethics, and social context. Particular attention is paid to the pragmatic impact of legal speech on participants in legal communication, such as judges, lawyers, investigators, and citizens. The article also identifies the role of legal speech in shaping legal consciousness, regulating social relations, ensuring procedural order, and influencing decision-making processes. Through functional and discourse analysis, the research demonstrates that the effectiveness of legal communication depends not only on linguistic accuracy but also on the speaker’s communicative competence and the appropriate use of extralinguistic mechanisms. The findings contribute to the development of legal linguistics, discourse studies, and professional legal communication theory.

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