SEMANTIC AND PRAGMATIC ASPECT OF NOUN DETERMINATION IN THE MODERN BULGARIAN LANGUAGE Cover Image

СЕМАНТИЧЕН И ПРАГМАТИЧЕН АСПЕКТ НА ИМЕННАТА ДЕТЕРМИНАЦИЯ В БЪЛГАРСКИЯ ЕЗИК
SEMANTIC AND PRAGMATIC ASPECT OF NOUN DETERMINATION IN THE MODERN BULGARIAN LANGUAGE

Author(s): Vanya Zidarova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Lexis, Semantics, Pragmatics, Philology
Published by: ЮГОЗАПАДЕН УНИВЕРСИТЕТ »НЕОФИТ РИЛСКИ«
Keywords: noun; definiteness; semantics; pragmatics; opposition

Summary/Abstract: Noun definiteness is a functional semantic category with a wide range of means for expression. It is a specific noun category, unlike other noun categories. The definiteness is a communicative pragmatic category based on tree types of oppositions. The semantic opposition singularity/non-singularity. The communicative opposition reference/non-reference. The graded pragmatic opposition non-identifiedness/identifiability/identifiedness. Neutralization of the oppositions and competition among the determiners is realized in the generic use of the noun in the utterance.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 7-15
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Bulgarian