Culturemes and Non-Equivalent Lexis in Dictionaries

• Authors: Maciej Paweł Jaskot , Iurii Ganoshenko
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Culturemes and Non-Equivalent Lexis in DictionariesThe article raises the question of the need to improve the structural diversity and operational capabilities of the modern dictionary (bi- or multilingual) to avoid lacunes in the transmission of culturemes and non-equivalent words into another language. Without it the dictionary is incomplete and languages are unequal. The article deals with various options of asymmetry reflection of the culturemes in the context of social and ethno-psychic reality of a native-speaking community. The specifics of lexicographical transmission is observed in order to emphasize the need of further investigation of the linguistic map of the world.

Keywords

EN

cultureme; non-equivalent vocabulary; lacune; asymmetry; dictionary entry

• Publisher: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
• Journal: Cognitive Studies
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 15

Dates

published

2015

online

2015-12-31

Contributors

author

Maciej Paweł Jaskot

• Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej [University of Social Sciences and Humanities], Warszawa [Warsaw]

author

Iurii Ganoshenko

• Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej [University of Social Sciences and Humanities], Warszawa [Warsaw]

Identifiers

DOI

10.11649/cs.2015.009