SPEECH CULTURE, PUNCTUATION PROBLEMS IN BUSINESS AND ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION

Abstract

The protector and bearer of national culture, including speech culture, is the people as a whole. Every representative of the people should deeply master the culture of speech and protect it properly. In developing and spreading this culture, wordsmiths have made great contributions. Speech culture is the ability to use the written and oral forms of the literary language and means of expression in accordance with the content and purpose of the speech in different conditions. This concept includes two stages of language acquisition:

1) correct speech, expectation of speech norms of the writer, reader and speaker;

2) speech skills.

To be able to choose and use not only the norms of speech, but also a language unit that is accurate in terms of content, more appropriate in terms of style and situation from the available options. Speech culture is the unity of normative grammar and style.

In another source, the concept of cultural speech and speech culture is defined as follows: "Speech culture - compliance of speech with literary language norms, the ability to use the expressive means and possibilities of the language in accordance with the purpose and content of the speech; Linguistics, which examines the problems of formation and improvement of language levels and the system of units included in them, the development line of language events and processes, stylistic issues. This definition is more precise and comprehensive in terms of including the concept of speech culture.