On the meanings of the verbs oblagati/oblozhiti and their derivatives in the Old Slavic literature (towards the question of the development of the semantic structure of the word in the history of the Bulgarian language) Cover Image

За значенията на глаголите облагати/обложити и техни деривати в старата славянска книжнина (към въпроса за развоя на семантичната структура на думата в историята на българския език)
On the meanings of the verbs oblagati/oblozhiti and their derivatives in the Old Slavic literature (towards the question of the development of the semantic structure of the word in the history of the Bulgarian language)

Author(s): Elka Mircheva
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, South Slavic Languages
Published by: Институт за български език „Проф. Любомир Андрейчин“, Българска академия на науките
Keywords: history of the Bulgarian Language; lexicology; textology

Summary/Abstract: The study reveals the historical changes in the semantics of the verbs облагати /обложити and their derivates облогъ, обложениѥ, обложник. Material from lexicographical works, electronic corpora of medieval texts, manuscripts is used. The obtained data have been structured in view of the semantic changes that have occurred. Some interesting cases of homonymy are traced. Errors in existing dictionaries are also analyzed. Conclusions are drawn about the main changes in the semantics of Old Bulgarian verbs and their derivatives in the millennial development of the Bulgarian language. Attention is paid to cases of changes in semantics imposed by the terminology of words.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: XXXVI
  • Page Range: 185-204
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English, Bulgarian, Old Bulgarian