Tag: Etymology
Etymology and semantic typology. Regularity of semantic development in Bulgarian verb vocabulary
Krasimira Fuchedzhieva Institute for Bulgarian Language, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Abstract The study is focused on the semantic aspect of etymological analysis. It is mainly oriented towards the etymological lexicographic practice in the “Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary” (BER) and focuses on revealing the typology of semantic changes within an etymological nest. A systematic approach is applied […]
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Bilyana Mihaylova, Ekaterina Tarpomanova, Albena Mircheva Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Abstract The paper aims at comparing the lexical items expressing sadness in Homer’s poem Iliad and one of its translated versions in Bulgarian. Our approach comprises the following steps: compilation of synonym sets with the meaning ‘sadness’; contextual analysis of the identified words in […]
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