[Lexicog] Lacunae

[Mali Translation]

Who has Gemütlichkeit in his/her language?
This is an - untranslateable - German word -
which can probably only be paraphrased in
other languages. I heard an American say:
"I like Gemütlichkeit, Münchner beer,
Oktoberfest" to give you an idea what this
word means.

Fritz Goerling


In your research, what (apparent) lexical lacunae have you encountered,
where there is lack of lexicalization for concepts which seem to be part of
the culture of the language speakers?

Wayne Leman
Cheyenne project





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