Земеделската терминология в средновековната славянска книжнина (X–XIV в.)
Agricultural terminology in medieval Slavic literature, 10th–14th centuries

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the lexis in our medieval written monuments which is related to agriculture. It is part of a series of publications on separate lexico-semantic groups of words in the history of the Bulgarian language, which are united and differentiated on the basis of their subject-logical links in relation to reality. The ultimate goal of the author is to collect material for a Thematic Dictionary of the Medieval Bulgarian Language. The study is based on the language data provided by the old written sources of the period between the10th and the 14th century which are reflected in the Palaeoslavic lexicographic works. The following thematic groupings are considered: field farming: plowing, sowing, harvesting, threshing; horticulture (fruit + vegetables) and viticulture: hoeing, irrigation, weeding, harvesting; pests. The terminological denominations are covered of: main labour activities related to plant growing, types of workers, devices used and products attained. The study reveals the existence of a large-scale and detailed thematic unit covering multiple lexemes related to agriculture.

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