Scientific content of the term "lacuna" in Russian and Chinese theory of translation in a comparative aspect

Du Xin, Chulkina Nina Leonidovna

The article is devoted to a comparative analysis of the content of the term «lacuna» in the Russian and Chinese languages and lies at the intersection of translation studies, cultural linguistics and linguistics. The relevance of the research topic is primarily due to the importance of establishing intercultural communication, which has a positive effect on cooperation between Russia and China. In addition, the relevance is determined by the need to study the translation aspect, within which not only the linguistic specificity is important, but also the linguistic and cultural features of languages. The purpose of the study is to identify the specifics of the scientific content of the term «lacuna» in the Russian and Chinese theory of translation in a comparative aspect. In conclusion, the author notes that the lacunae in the Chinese and Russian languages are not limited only to lexical voids. Lacunae are also present at various levels of the language: morphological, grammatical, phonetic, morphemic, and syntactic.

Keywords:theory of translation; Russian and Chinese; «lacuna»; equivalentless vocabulary; lexical voids; comparative analysis; extralinguistic factors.