Cognitive Lacunas in the Consciousness of Contemporary Native Russian and French Speakers

The present study is focused on the identification of cognitive lacunas of the Russian and French conceptosphere by analyzing the linguistic representation of the concept 8 MARCH in Russian and French mass media texts in the period from 2016 to 2018 on the dates of March 06, 07, 08. The subject of study is verbalized / non-verbalized cognitive signs of the concept in the comparison of national linguistic and cognitive systems. In the course of studying the language material, the semantic features of the above concept were identified, interpreted as separate verbalized elements of cognitive units of the relevant systems, indicating the realized understanding of International women's day as a socio-cultural phenomenon. The study uses a cognitive approach that confirms the inextricable link between language and thinking in the generation of the latter language as a mental entity that has its opposite effect on human cognitive processes, which is manifested by the comparison of national linguocognitive systems. The following methods should also be noted: conceptual-contextual, comparative and statistical. The results of the scientific experiment were the identification in the Russian and French conceptual spheres of some cognitive lacunas, considered as the lack of socially legitimate reflection in relation to a cognitive feature of the concept 8 MARCH, taking into account the specific socio-cultural environment. The materials and conclusions of the work can be used in classes and special training courses on political linguistics, linguistics, sociolinguistics, cultural studies, linguistics, intercultural communication, which involves direct reference to social problems of the female Russian and French population, their designation and collective and individual understanding.