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OpenStudy (anonymous):
what is a lexical gap?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
A lexical gap or lacuna is an absence of a word in a particular language... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexical_gap
OpenStudy (anonymous):
so, for example there is a word for a child who lost his parents(orphan) but we dont have a word for a parent who lost a kid??
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes
OpenStudy (anonymous):
trying to think of other examples
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Oh... that's really cool... I didn't know this.
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