THE NATURE AND ESSENCE OF LEXICAL GAPS: AN ETHNOPSYCHOLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE

Abstract. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the nature, classification, and cognitive essence of lexical gaps in linguistics. Rather than viewing lexical gaps as mere vocabulary deficiencies, this paper investigates them as systematic phenomena that reflect how human communities conceptualize reality. To fully uncover the nature of these gaps, the study heavily employs and ethnopsycholinguistics approach. By examining the interplay between ethnic culture, human psychology, and language production, ethnopsycholinguistics provides the necessary tools to understand why certain concepts remain unlexicalized in one language while being fully developed in another.

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