On a New Approach in Describing Adjectives in Bulgarian (with the Context of the Development of a Normative Grammar) Cover Image

За един нов подход при описанието на прилагателните имена в българския език (с оглед на разработването на нормативна граматика)
On a New Approach in Describing Adjectives in Bulgarian (with the Context of the Development of a Normative Grammar)

Author(s): Milen Tomov
Subject(s): Phonetics / Phonology, Morphology, Lexis, South Slavic Languages
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: adjectives; morphology of inflected morphemes; Bulgarian language;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a new approach in the description of adjectives in Bulgarian, one that is based on strict differentiation between form and semantics by applying a purely morphological criterion. The relevant features of the adjectives are grouped in separate inflection types based on the presence of ending or lack thereof, the lexeme’s ending combinations, the presence of morphonological (including stress) changes (alterations) in inflection, as well as on the presence of doublet forms. The formation of inflectional types according to the above specified relevant features is illustrated with examples, followed by a proposal of changes to the traditional classification of the parts of speech.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 18
  • Page Range: 1-19
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Bulgarian