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Observations on the Word Order of Some Less Common Types of Adverbial Modifiers in Bulgarian Colloquial Speech

Author(s): Stanislava Teofilova
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Eastern Slavic Languages
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: adverbial modifiers; Bulgarian colloquial speech; formal word order; information structure

Summary/Abstract: The study focuses on word order particularities of adverbial modifiers of logical clarification, modal assessment, reason, purpose and requirement on two levels: from the perspective of the formal and of the information-loaded word order of Bulgarian colloquial speech. The linguistic data have been collected in an informal, everyday setting, where people with secondary or higher education were having a casual conversation with their friends and relatives.

  • Issue Year: 12/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 151-166
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Bulgarian