“Polysemy and homonymy in English, Uzbek and Russian” “Ingliz, o'zbek va rus tillarida ko'p ma'noli va omonimiya” “Инглиз, ўзбек ва рус тилларида кўп маъноли ва омонимия” CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .............…………………………………………….….......3 CHAPTER I POLYSEMY AND HOMONYMY.......................................5 1.1Polysemy: Definition, Features, and Examples in English, Uzbek, and Russian………………………………………….5 1.2General Overview and Theoretical Background…………….12 CHAPTER II POLYSEMY AND HOMONYMY IN LEXICAL SEMANTICS: LANGUAGE-SPECIFIC FEATURES….192.1Polysemy in English, Uzbek, and Russian: A Lexical Perspective……………………………………………………19 2.2Homonymy in English, Uzbek, and Russian: A Lexical Perspective……………………………………………………26 CONCLUSION ……………………………………………….……….............33 РЕЗЮМЕ (REZYUME) .……………………………………….………........35 THE LIST OF USED LITERATURE …………………................................37