Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: Lexical Gaps of Kinship in the Yakut Heroic Epic Olonkho: Problems of Translation

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Lexical Gaps of Kinship in the Yakut Heroic Epic Olonkho: Problems of Translation

Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2013 6 (5)
Authors: Nakhodkina, Alina A.
Contact information: Nakhodkina, Alina A.: M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk, 58 Belinskiy Str., Yakutsk, 677980 Russia; e-mail:
Keywords: lexical gaps; Yakut heroic epic Olonkho; linguistic worldview; linguistic universals; culture- specific vocabulary; kinship
Abstract: The problem of translating culturally related phenomena necessitates the description of their origins and development. To this end one should refer to such notions as linguistic worldview and linguistic universals because they play a vital role in the development of culture-specific vocabulary, including lexical gaps in a given language .
Pages: 735-741
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/9792