This article explores the representation of systemic relationships among lexical units in English and Uzbek ideographic dictionaries. It analyzes how semantic fields and thematic groupings are structured to reflect the internal logic of the lexicon in both languages. The paper highlights the typological and methodological differences between English and Uzbek approaches to ideographic classification, examining their implications for cross-linguistic lexicographic practice. The study also identifies opportunities for enhancing ideographic dictionary quality by incorporating corpus data, semantic networks, and modern lexicographic technologies.

systemic lexical relationships, ideographic dictionaries, English and Uzbek lexicography, semantic field theory, thematic grouping, lexical structure, bilingual dictionary design

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