The problem of lacunae and English national-cultural specific units (realia) in detective discourse in the translation of Agatha Christie’s Novels

Shokhidova, Mashkhura Kobuljonovna

Lingvospektr · 2026-yil

Annotatsiya

This article examines the problem of national-cultural specific units (realia) and the resulting lacunae specific to detective discourse, based on the Uzbek translations of Agatha Christie’s detective novels. In the detective genre, every lexical detail – particularly administrative-legal, judicial system, and social titles – carries conceptual significance. Preserving national color and genre specificities during the translation process remains one of the pressing issues in translation studies. During the study, lacunae unique to English legal and social life that lack direct equivalents in the Uzbek language were categorized into groups. The translation strategies applied to recreate them in the Uzbek text (calque, transliteration, descriptive translation, functional substitution) were elucidated through a comparative-evaluative method. The results indicate that, in order to preserve the detective intrigue and logical chain, compensating for lacunae by considering discursive features is more effective than relying on neutral equivalence.

Maqola ma’lumotlari
MualliflarShokhidova, Mashkhura Kobuljonovna
JurnalLingvospektr
NashriyotЎзбекистон давлат жаҳон тиллари университети, “Modern Scientific Research” MChJ
ISSN3060-4958
Nashr sanasi2026-07-31
Jild7
Son1
Betlar95-100
TilIngliz
Ilmiy sohaFilologiya
Indeksga qo‘shilgan2026-08-26

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Kalit so‘zlar

Detective discourse, realia, lacuna, Agatha Christie, translation strategies, legal lexicon, equivalence, stylistics

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Filologiya

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APAShokhidova, Mashkhura Kobuljonovna (2026). The problem of lacunae and English national-cultural specific units (realia) in detective discourse in the translation of Agatha Christie’s Novels. Lingvospektr, 7(1), 95-100. https://lingvospektr.uz/index.php/lngsp/article/view/1820
GOST (OAK)Shokhidova, Mashkhura Kobuljonovna The problem of lacunae and English national-cultural specific units (realia) in detective discourse in the translation of Agatha Christie’s Novels // Lingvospektr. – 2026. – T. 7, № 1. – P. 95-100.
MLAShokhidova, Mashkhura Kobuljonovna. “The problem of lacunae and English national-cultural specific units (realia) in detective discourse in the translation of Agatha Christie’s Novels.” Lingvospektr, 7(1), 95-100, 2026. https://lingvospektr.uz/index.php/lngsp/article/view/1820
ChicagoShokhidova, Mashkhura Kobuljonovna. “The problem of lacunae and English national-cultural specific units (realia) in detective discourse in the translation of Agatha Christie’s Novels.” Lingvospektr, 7(1), 95-100 (2026). https://lingvospektr.uz/index.php/lngsp/article/view/1820
HarvardShokhidova, Mashkhura Kobuljonovna (2026) ‘The problem of lacunae and English national-cultural specific units (realia) in detective discourse in the translation of Agatha Christie’s Novels’, Lingvospektr, 7(1), 95-100. https://lingvospektr.uz/index.php/lngsp/article/view/1820
BibTeX
@article{shokhidovamashkhurakobuljonovna2026,
  title = {The problem of lacunae and English national-cultural specific units (realia) in detective discourse in the translation of Agatha Christie’s Novels},
  author = {Shokhidova, Mashkhura Kobuljonovna},
  journal = {Lingvospektr},
  year = {2026},
  volume = {7},
  number = {1},
  pages = {95-100},
  url = {https://lingvospektr.uz/index.php/lngsp/article/view/1820}
}

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