Названия:
LEXICAL GAPS IN EMOTIONAL VOCABULARY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ENGLISH AND TURKMEN
Автор:
Mametniyazova Guncha, Yazmyradov Baymyrat, Serdarova Gozel, Begmuhammedova Merjen
Расположение страниц:
62-69
Язык:
Английский
Аннотация:
The present research paper provides an extensive, multi-layered comparative, contrastive, and cognitive-linguistic analysis of lexical gaps—frequently conceptualized as lacunae—within the emotional vocabulary of the English and Turkmen languages. Drawing upon contemporary theoretical frameworks of cognitive semantics, cultural linguistics, lexical typology, and the revised hypothesis of linguistic relativity, this study explores how non-equivalent emotional states, internal affective experiences, and associated behavioral responses are conceptually organized, structurally mapped, and lexically bounded in both languages. Through a rigorous and exhaustive examination of authoritative lexicographic sources, bilingual dictionaries, and contextual textual data drawn from classical and contemporary literature, the author deconstructs specific emotional terms that lack direct single-word monolexemic equivalents in the respective target language. Special academic attention is dedicated to the semantic mapping of deeply rooted, culturally bound concepts, examining how intricate morphosyntactic mechanisms, derivational morphology, descriptive paraphrases, and highly expressive somatic-idiomatic expressions are systematically utilized by speakers to bridge these semantic voids. The findings illustrate the dynamic, non-linear interplay between language structures, cognitive processing, and affective conceptualization within differing socio-cultural landscapes.