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Първият учебник по украински език за българи
The First Textbook in Ukrainian for Bulgarians

Author(s): Lilia Zheleva
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Eastern Slavic Languages, South Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: textbook in Ukrainian for Bulgarians; Ukrainian language; Ukrainian orthography

Summary/Abstract: This paper is dedicated to the first textbook in Ukrainian designed for Bulgarian students. It was entitled “Ukrainian Language. Grammar (Phonetics, Morphology, Syntax, Notes on the Ukrainian Orthography. Ukrainian-Bulgarian Concise Dictionary) for Adults and Senior Students of Labour Schools”. The year of publication is not indicated anywhere in the textbook. The paper examines the structure and content of the textbook as well as the Ukrainian and Bulgarian spelling norms used. Also, additional historical and archeographical data are analysed so that it was suggested that the book was published in 1930.