Variation in the Capitalisation of Foreign Compound Proper Names and Names Based on Foreign-language Models in Bulgarian Cover Image

Случаи на колебание в употребата на главни и малки букви при чужди съставни собствени имена и при имена, образувани по чужд езиков модел в българския език
Variation in the Capitalisation of Foreign Compound Proper Names and Names Based on Foreign-language Models in Bulgarian

Author(s): Zhaneta Zlateva
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Morphology, Philology
Published by: Институт за български език „Проф. Любомир Андрейчин“, Българска академия на науките
Keywords: compound foreign proper names; capitalisation; variation; spelling rules

Summary/Abstract: The paper aims to identify problematic cases in which capitalisation norms for com-pound proper nouns of foreign origin in Bulgarian have become inconsistent. The specific characteristics of this class of compound foreign proper names are outlined, and both linguistic and extralinguistic factors contributing to variation in usage are analysed. The orthography of foreign compound proper names is a highly relevant topic in the current linguistic landscape, characterised by their rapid influx and widespread use, as well as the active formation of such names based on foreign-language models.

  • Issue Year: 73/2026
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 65-76
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Bulgarian
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