Maria Garova – Assistant Professor
Professional Biography
of Maria Garova, Assistant Professor
Department of Bulgarian Etymology
Contact Details:
e-mail: garova_m@abv.bg
address: Shipchenski prohod Blvd. 52, block 17, room 603, Sofia 1113
Tel.: 00359 02 979 29 73
Fax: 00359 2 8722302
Fields of Research Interests:
Bulgarian and Slavic Etymology, Comparative and Contrastive Slavic Linguistics, Czech Language
Education and Qualifications:
2009 – Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic), five month specialization in Czech language
2005–2010 – Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski“, Slavic Studies, Czech language, MA in Slavic Studies (Czech language and literature) and Bulgarian Studies
1998–2003 – Plovdiv University „Paisiy Hilendarski“, major subject Bulgarian and Russian language Philologist, teacher in Bulgarian language and literature and Russian language and literature
1984–1995 – 32 „St. Kliment Ohridski“ secondary school with teaching foreign languages
Professional Development:
2011 – currently – External Lecturer in Czech language at the Faculty of Slavic Studies, Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski“
2011 – currently – Department of Bulgarian etymology, Institute for Bulgarian Language, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Assistant Professor
2005 – 113 „S. Filaretov” primary school, teacher of Russian language
2003–2005 – 151 secondary school, teacher of Bulgarian language and literature, teacher of Russian language and a class teacher
2003–2005 – Professional secondary school for railway transport, teacher of Russian language
Participation in Research Projects for the Last Ten Years:
BULGARIAN ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY 2011 – currently, national project, budget subsidy, head of the project is Prof. Todor At. Todorov, Dr.Sc.
HISTORICAL AND TYPOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE VOCABULARY OF THE BULGARIAN AND THE POLISH LANGUAGES (WORDS WITH INITIAL X-/CH-), 2012-2014, joint research project, partner – Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, additional financing by equivalent academic exchange, head of the project on the Bulgarian side is Senior Assistant Professor Hristina Deykova, Ph.D.
A CONCISE CZECH-BULGARIAN DICTIONARY OF NON-STANDARD LEXIS,, collective project number 159/2009 on research work – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Slavic Studies, heads of the project: Assoc. Prof. Yanko Bachvarov and Assoc. Prof. Margarita Mladenova, Ph.D.
Selected Publications:
2011
Наблюдения върху употребата на някои заети предлози в българския и чешкия език. In: Сборник с доклади от Национална научна конференция „Българската бохемистика днес“, проведена на 21.10.2011 г. в гр. София (in the press).
2008
Славянски произход на бълг. орàница, орàвица, урàница, врàница ’лодка’ и на срхр. orànica също. In: Славистични изследвания (8). Сборник в чест на 90-годишнината от рождението на акад. Емил Георгиев, 80-годишнината от рождението на проф. Светомир Иванчев, 70-годишнината от рождението на проф. Боян Ничев. София, Университетско издателство „Св. Климент Охридски”, 2008, 147–151.
2010
(co-author) Бъчваров, Я. и кол. Кратък чешко-български речник на некнижовната лексика. София, Издателство „ЕТО”, 2010.
2008
Класификация на темпоралните предлози в чешкия език според тяхното управление и смислоразличителните им отношения. In: Сборник с доклади от Втора национална среща на бохемистите в България, Пловдив, 2008 г.) (in the press).
