За един eксперимент по писане с чуждестранните студенти, изучаващи български език

Author(s): Reni Manova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 6/2017

Writing is a main component in second language acquisition. Writing skills are basic and include creating texts, which are assessed acording to the following criteria: content, organization and cohesion, range, register, target language, accuracy of language. The writing task, which results are analysed in this article, is partially constrained by presenting foreign students with initial and final sentences. The students were instructed to write several sentences in between those two which, when taken all together, would form a good text.

Феномен бала в зеркале обучения русскому языку и русской культуре

Author(s): Nadya Cherneva / Language(s): Russian Issue: 4/2018

The article aims to analyze the functional load of Russian ball dance that represents fragments of XIII – XIX century sociocultural history and life in their correlation with modern reception and practice of teaching Russian as a foreign language. The author’s vision of the place and significant role of the ball dance in Russian culture, especially literature and art, is revealed. The focus is put on the phenomenon of ball dance etiquette and ceremony, suggesting a great variety of topics and different methods of exploring this outstanding cultural emblem, described from the point of view of synergy, imagology and innovative technologies, used in the process of teaching foreign languages.

Русский язык в современном мире

Author(s): Valeriy Efremov / Language(s): Russian Issue: 4/2016

Various sociolinguistic changes (i.e. vulgarization, Americanization, the impact on the literary language of other substandard strata, etc.) have a direct impact on the evolution of the words describing the basic social and cultural concepts like ‘man’ and ‘woman’. The study of such nominations is possible to explicate both surface and deep transformation of modern language picture of the world and Russian linguistic mentality.

Гендерные стереотипы в русской рекламе

Author(s): Valeriy Efremov / Language(s): Russian Issue: 4/2016

Modern advertisement not only transmits traditional stereotypes into society but also creates new gender ones, which define the gender aspect of the modern consumer’s life-vision. Cognitive units as gender stereotype or gender asymmetries play important roles in creating and reception of a commercial text because if they are used incorrectly, they might cause a gender conflict. A plan for analysis of a commercial text which helps to explicate its gender subcomponent is provided in the conclusion of the article along with typical exercises for students on advertisement analysis.

Русский язык современной России

Author(s): Lyudmila Verbitskaya / Language(s): Russian Issue: 3/2016

Interview with Prof. Lyudmila Verbitskaya, DSc., President of the Russian Academy of Education

On the Principle of Traductological Relativity: Re-Interpreting Schleiermacher

Author(s): Suren T. Zolyan / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2019

The translation is a multidimensional phenomenon. All the theories stress the diversity of its types and strategies. Aspects described as an unexplainable deviation within one theory can form the foundation for another. This may lead to the idea of replacing a theory of translation with its empiric version. However, a different approach is also possible. The outlines of the theory of translational and traductological relativity can be derived from the ideas firstly voiced by Schleiermacher in his lecture On the different methods of translation (1813) and Quineʼs theory of indeterminacy of translation.

Всемирная паутина как инструмент преподавателя XXI века

Author(s): Denis Bukin / Language(s): Russian Issue: 4/2019

This article describes the functionality of some online resources that enhance abilities of teacher of Russian as foreign. Attention is paid to test resources, which allow to control students knowledge.

Kъм антропонимите в Етрополския поменик от ХVII век (За имената на поклонниците от село Добревци, Ловешко)

Author(s): Iliana Chekova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 18/2019

In the article are discussed anthroponyms of pilgrims from Dobrevtsi village, Teteven district, entered in the Etropole beadroll in 1648. For comparison of an earlier period are given names of people from the same village in the Ottoman registers of tax revenue from 1515 and 1584, allowing you to track certain features of the system names, ethnic, confessional and social composition of the population etc. Anthroponyms from the village are compared with those of the pilgrims from Etropole mentioned in the Etropole beadroll.

Аспекти на изучаването на публично изказване в часовете по български език

Author(s): Despina Vasileva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 6/2019

The article view the concept public speech and its usages during the Bulgarian language learning in the period VIII – XI grade. We argue that public speech is an argumentative text . The main topic of the text are characteristics of public statement as an argumentative text. We show how students can improve their cognitive and metacognitive skills, text-creating skills and presentation skills. In the second part we show model for working with public speech in class. One of the more important topic is how teacher can help students to improve their engagement in civil society`s process and how to show adequately and convincing their opinion.

Езиковата агресия в политическата и в ученическата реч

Author(s): Vladislav Milanov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2020

In recent years, more and more often in the scientific literature and in the mass media is written and talked about language aggression and its manifestations in various formats and different communities. The actuality of the topic is determined by the fact that the phenomenon is spreading more and more and is pervading various social spheres. Not only linguists show interest in language aggression but also wide circle of sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers and journalists among others. In the article are examined some of the main ways language aggression is expressed in the political speech and are presented some of the basic lexical and topical groups. The data on school students’ speech is extracted from a survey on language aggression conducted in several Bulgarian schools. A brief review of key concepts related to theoretical linguistic and psychological definitions of the term language aggression is also included.

The 23rd Language: Official EU Status for Irish as Portrayed in the Republic of Ireland's English-Language Press

Author(s): Antony Hoyte-West / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2020

Irish became the 23rd official language of the European Union ( EU) i n 2 007. Due to a lack of qualified translators and interpreters, it is currently subject to a derogation which restricts its use in the EU institutions, a situation which aims to be remedied by 2022. Yet the Irish language represents a unique case even within the Republic of Ireland itself. Under British rule, centuries of repression confined its usage to he rural fringes of society, a state of a ffairs that an independent Ireland has attempted to improve with limited success. This article analyses how recognition of official EU status for Irish has been depicted in the Republic of Ireland’s English-language print media. By performing a qualitative content analysis of the online archives of the country’s three major English-language newspapers, the aim is to illustrate how official EU status for Irish has been portrayed, paying specific attention to political, cultural and economic factors.

Audio Description Landscape in Russia and Greece

Author(s): Elena Aleksandrova,Christos STAVROU / Language(s): English Issue: 25 (1)/2020

The article provides an overview of audio description landscape in Russia and Greece. It dwells upon the legal issues of providing audio description, comparing national legislation on media accessibility and Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons, and their impact on the development of media accessibility services in these countries. Special attention is focused on describers’ training both as degree training and further education courses. It also highlights insufficient financial support of accessibility services as one of the reasons for the slow development of Audio Description in Russia and Greece. The article analyzes the new opportunities for providing media accessibility, such as mobile applications and voluntary projects. It also presents an example of a service which can be viewed as a best practice to be shared and spread across other countries – an application Искусство.Вслух (Art.Vocally) with audio descriptions of theatre plays voiced by prominent actors and actresses, that was funded by one of the biggest banks of Russia. The article concludes by listing the possible solutions which might spur the development of Russian and Greek audio description

Inclusion et médiation linguistique : apport des nouvelles technologies de l’information et de la communication

Author(s): Haytham Safar,Andrea Gava,William Lambert / Language(s): French Issue: 25 (1)/2020

This article questions the linguistic mediation through the analysis ofpractices related to virtual technology tools in the field of users with visual andhearing impairment taking into consideration their sensitivity and civil rights. Theissues of the inclusion of a person who does not speak the language of a conferenceas well as the inclusion of a deaf, hard of hearing, blind or partially sighted audienceare discussed on the basis of a methodology that articulates the comparativeapproaches by comparison and / or distinctions of audiovisual translation platforms(with emphasis on Discord) and interview with users and trainers in audiovisualtranslation and linguistic mediation. The results highlight that digital inclusion ispossible and effective depending on the devices suggested and tested, with usageprotocols in place that favour free access

Необходима корекция в българската индикативна темпорална парадигма: перфект се образува и посредством имперфектни причастия

Author(s): Krasimir Kabakchiev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 5/2020

According to most Bulgarian grammars and the majority of researchers studying the Bulgarian perfect, its indicative forms are built from aorist participles and not from imperfect ones. This is an inadequate thesis that must be corrected. Analyzed in the paper are many examples with perfect verb forms built from imperfect participles. The relevant specificities in the semantics of the perfect, the aorist and the imperfect are investigated, and a firm conclusion is made that the Bulgarian perfect must be regarded as formed from both aorist and imperfect participles.

Забраненият смях

Author(s): Bogdan Dichev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2020

The text presents the ideas about the uselessness of the political correctness as a social act and analyses the comic mechanisms of several types of politically incorrect jokes. The author argues that laughter in this short contemporary folk form could quite often be happy, constructive and good-willed as far as the minority joke characters are concerned as representatives of differing and presumably oppressed communities. Several examples certifying for the semantic reflections of self-irony, overcoming of pain, re-ordering of the well-known world and mutation of the already known, turning the otherwise insulting meanings and plots into sincere and lively laughter. Finally, the author deals with the dilemma if the politically incorrect jokes should give way to silencing.

Russian Proverbs About Love and Their Paremiological Reflection in Bulgarian and Polish Cultures

Author(s): Anna Kolpakova / Language(s): English Issue: 6/2020

This tri-lingual Russian-Bulgarian-Polish research, based on the Russian paremiological minimum, is looking into paremiological units in relation to Love and the ways people of different but yet similar cultures express their feelings through proverbs. The source of the current research is the Russian-Slavonic Dictionary of proverbs published in 2000 by M. Yu. Kotova . The actuality of all the proverbs in the research is reviewed and cross-checked against the results of the sociolinguistic paremiological experiment conducted in 2003 – Handbooks of a Paremiographer: Issue 1: Bulgarian paremiological parallels of the Russian paremiological minimum (2013) and Issue 6: Polish paremiological parallels of the Russian paremiological minimum (2019). The author offers literal translations of all of the proverbs selected for this research. The aim of this paper is to uncover possible lacunarities and culturally-tied expressions in the corpora of European cultural memory, particularly in Russian, Bulgarian and Polish. While targeting proverbs of related Slavic languages, this study is approaching the proverbs from an imagology angle targeting culture specific lacunae and investigating close relationships within the languages of the Slavic group.

АСИНХРОНА И СИНХРОНА КОМУНИКАЦИЈА ПОСРЕДОВАНА РАЧУНАРОМ У НАСТАВИ СТРАНИХ ЈЕЗИКА

Author(s): Marina Đukić Mirzayantz,Nevenka Janković / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 71/2020

The paper analyses asynchronous and synchronous forms of computer- mediated communication (CMC), their educational potentials and the advantages of using them in foreign language teaching. The paper shows the previous experiences of foreign and domestic teachers. The conclusion is that synchronous virtual encounters improve the skill of oral expression and vocabulary, while asynchronous electronic correspondence is more suitable for developing writing skills and directing attention to specific language rules. Successful use of CMC will depend primarily on the knowl- edge of the advantages and disadvantages of available communication technologies, the experience of teachers and students, and the setting of clear teaching objectives.

„Chleba naszego potrzebnego”?

Author(s): Weronika Plutecka / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2018

Ojcze nasz to najważniejsza modlitwa chrześcijan. Jako starożytny tekst biblijny od wieków poddawana jest badaniom oraz tłumaczona na nowo wraz z rozwojem języków docelowych. Ze względu na powszechność tej modlitwy takie zmiany nie zachodzą niepostrzeżenie i budzą sprzeciw członków różnych wspólnot wyznaniowych. Niniejszy artykuł przedstawia specyfikę przekładu tekstów liturgicznych na podstawie analizy tłumaczeń na język szwedzki. Pokazana zostaje historia szwedzkiego tłumaczenia modlitwy Ojcze nasz, aż do opublikowania kontrowersyjnej wersji ekumenicznej w 1996 r. Przeanalizowane zostają wybrane różnice w „starym” i „nowym” tłumaczeniu oraz najważniejsze postulaty w debacie nad przyjęciem wersji ekumenicznej. Artykuł zamyka przytoczenie obecnego stanowiska kościoła katolickiego i protestanckiego wobec nowej wersji oraz dyskusja nad nowoczesnością i tradycją we współczesnych tłumaczeniach Modlitwy Pańskiej. Studium pozwala zobaczyć, w jaki sposób zmiany w obszarze przekładu mogą spowodować poruszenie społeczne i konflikt, jeśli nie są dostosowane do aktualnych przekonań reprezentantów danej kultury. // "Our Father" is the most essential Christian prayer. Being an ancient biblical text it has been translated and interpreted through the ages as target languages were developing. Due to the universality of this prayer, such changes do not occur unnoticed and raise opposition of members of various religious communities. This article presents the specifics of the translation of liturgical texts based on the analysis of translations into Swedish. The history of the Swedish translation of the "Our Father" prayer is covered up to the publication of the controversial ecumenic version in 1996. Selected differences in the "old" and "new" translations and the most important postulates in the debate on the adoption of the ecumenical version are analyzed. The article ends with a description of the current position of the Catholic and Protestant Church regarding the new version and a discussion on modernity and tradition in translations of the Lord's Prayer. The study shows how changes in the area of translation can cause social uproar and conflict, if they are not adapted to the current convictions of representatives of a given culture.

Кръгла маса „Книжовници и книги (Предвъзраждане и Възраждане)“. Паисиеви четения 2020, Пловдивски университет „Паисий Хилендарски“, Филологически факултет

Author(s): Diana Ivanova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2021

Интернет мемета и комуникация онлайн

Author(s): Dafina Genova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2020

The paper focuses on the genre and structural features of internet memes as a means of communication online – a topic unexplored so far by Bulgarian scholars. A critical overview of the scholarly publications in English on the subject is carried out and a discourse analytic approach is employed on a number of selected internet memes from English and Bulgarian internet sites in Google and the social media. “Internet meme” is regarded as a narrower concept than the concept of “meme” as understood in memetics, the evolutionary theory of culture. The analysis covers only those internet memes in which image and text interact. Internet memes are not viewed as isolated artefacts, but as a group or system: otherwise, they are perceived as chaotic and arbitrary. Internet memes are preceded by viral artefacts – a photograph, a text, an advertisement, a song, a video, a film trailer, etc., which internet users share and disseminate without change, whereas alteration and transformation are emblematic for internet memes. Necessary parallels are drawn between humour in internet memes and humour in jokes as well as parallels between intertextuality and multimodal communication in internet memes and those in political cartoons and print advertisements.