LEXICOGRAPHIC SEMANTIZATION OF POLYSEMANTIC WORDS IN ENGLISH–UZBEK AND UZBEK–ENGLISH DICTIONARIES
Abstract
Polysemy represents one of the most complex semantic phenomena in natural language and poses significant challenges for bilingual lexicography. The accurate lexicographic semantization of polysemantic words is particularly crucial in English–Uzbek and Uzbek–English dictionaries due to typological, structural, and cultural differences between the two languages. This article examines the theoretical foundations and practical strategies employed in the semantic representation of polysemantic lexical units within bilingual dictionaries. Special attention is paid to the identification and differentiation of meanings, the establishment of translation equivalents, and the ordering of semantic components in dictionary entries.
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