Function and Pragmatics of One of the Special Verb Forms in the Bulgarian Language Cover Image

Funkcia a pragmatika jedných z osobitných slovesných foriem v bulharskom jazyku
Function and Pragmatics of One of the Special Verb Forms in the Bulgarian Language

Author(s): Dobrina Daskalova
Subject(s): Language studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Philology
Published by: Porta Balkanica, z. s.
Keywords: Bulgarian; evidentiality; modality; functional-semantic field; epistemic features; verb;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the specifics of the special verb forms in the current Bulgarian language. The scope of this research is to introduce through the specific linguistic implementation these forms at the pragmatic and functional characteristics associated with the modalities, namely the functional-semantic field (FSF) credibility. Speech realization of these forms is subject to cognitive factors, which combine traits of communicative situations with the purpose and tasks of the speech of a particular story, also with the emotional effects, determining the choice of language units in the construction of an informative and affecting text.

  • Issue Year: 4/2012
  • Issue No: 01+02
  • Page Range: 76-80
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Slovak
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