Pragmatic Representation of Parent–Teen Conflict in Contemporary Young Adult Literature

The present study explores the pragmatic representation of parent–teen conflict in contemporary young adult literature through a comparative analysis of Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give and Khudoyberdi Tuxtaboev`s Sariq devni minib (Riding the Yellow Giant). Using Speech Act Theory, Politeness Theory, and Conversational Implicature as theoretical frameworks, the article investigates how linguistic choices contribute to the portrayal of family tensions, authority, and adolescent identity formation. The findings reveal that while both texts depict generational conflicts, they differ significantly in communicative style. American young adult literature tends to emphasize direct confrontation and negotiation, whereas Uzbek literature favors indirectness, moral instruction, and respect-based communication. The study highlights the role of pragmatics in understanding cultural variations in literary representations of family relationships.