On some characteristics of the Bulgarian perfect and past participles, mainly through the prism of the compositional form Cover Image
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За някои характеристики на българския перфект и минали причастия, главно през призмата на композиционния вид
On some characteristics of the Bulgarian perfect and past participles, mainly through the prism of the compositional form

Author(s): Krasimir Kabakchiev
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Philology
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: perfect; aorist/imperfect; aorist and imperfect participles; non-grammaticality

Summary/Abstract: According to a novel conception of the perfect across languages, it has no immanent semantics and performs structural functions. Using the compositional aspect theory, Bulgarian sentences featuring the perfect are analyzed, along with some features of past participles. There are two very serious defects in the descriptions of the Bulgarian perfect: allegedly, it is not formed from imperfect participles and there is no “independent use” of these participles. Actually, the Bulgarian perfect is formed from imperfect participles and they do have an “independent use” – in NPs, with a single exception.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 35-45
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Bulgarian