Expressing the Concept of Doubt through Epistemic Modality in the English and Uzbek Languages

This research aims to examine how doubt is expressed through epistemic modalities in the Uzbek and English languages. It will use comparative and translational analysis to deeply understand and compare the different ways in which doubt is articulated through epistemic modal expressions in both languages. The study will also explore the expression of modality in different languages, as well as the various types of modality.
Subjective modal expressions in languages convey different semantic aspects of modality, such as certainty and uncertainty. However, the aspect of uncertainty remains underexplored in most studies, which tend to focus on the semantics of certainty. Moreover, due to the limited number of studies on epistemic modality in the Uzbek language, this research aims to provide new scientific insights. The study reveals that both languages use different methods to express the concept of doubt, which unveils crucial differences in their semantic and linguistic structures. The research identifies how doubt is expressed about other epistemic states and the subject’s level of certainty, clarifying its unique characteristics. Additionally, the study emphasizes the specific features of expressing doubt within the cultural and linguistic contexts of both languages and further analyzes these features.
The research presented here offers insightful comparisons of how the concept of doubt is expressed through epistemic modal expressions in English and Uzbek. This study contributes to the development of new approaches in linguistics and deepens our understanding of the linguistic and cultural relationships between the two languages. By analyzing the methods of expressing doubt and their contextual applications, this study reveals the mutual influences in the cultures and linguistic traditions of both languages. This research expands the application of epistemic modal expressions in the fields of language learning, translation, and linguistics, and lays the groundwork for the development of new concepts and methodologies.