LEXICAL-SEMANTIC FEATURES OF ECONOMIC TERMS

Oydinoy Zoidjonova

Authors

Oydinoy Zoidjonova Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies

Keywords:

Economic terminology; lexical semantics; monosemy; polysemy; synonymy; antonymy; hyponymy; meronymy; terminological system; semantic relations; economic discourse.

Abstract

This article examines the lexical-semantic features of economic terminology as a structured subsystem of language used in specialized scientific communication. The study investigates how economic terms function within a conceptual system and how semantic relations such as monosemy, polysemy, synonymy, antonymy, hyponymy, hypernymy, and meronymy contribute to their organization. A qualitative linguistic approach was applied, including descriptive, semantic, componential, and systemic analysis methods. The results show that economic terminology is predominantly monosemantic, ensuring precision and clarity in professional discourse, although certain terms demonstrate contextual polysemy. The presence of relative synonymy reflects parallel usage of international and national lexical variants, while antonymic relations structure conceptual oppositions within economic processes. In addition, hierarchical and part–whole relationships reveal the systematic and interconnected nature of economic knowledge representation. The study concludes that economic terminology forms a coherent semantic network that plays a significant role in scientific communication and terminology standardization. These findings are useful for developing terminological resources such as thesauri and specialized economic databases

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