EXPLAINED WORDS IN THE MIDDLE RHODOPE REVIVAL WRITTEN MONUMENTS WITH GREEK LETTERING (Features and trends in vocabulary variation)

Georgi Mitrinov
Institute for Bulgarian Language, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Abstract

The study of vocabulary in Revival written monuments is important for the history of the Bulgarian language. The article deals with the lexical features of middle Rhodopes Revival written monuments. The vocabulary of foreign origin (Greek and Turkish) included in the texts is compared. It studies the synonymy arising from the use of Bulgarian origin words that explain the foreign words included in the text.

Keywords: Rhodopean revival, history of Bulgarian ranguage, Rhodope revival written tradition, lexical features