Year LXII, Issue 1, 2020<<Archive>>
Еditoriаl
Linguistics
THE TENSION BETWEEN MASCULINE AND FEMININE NOUNS IN THE LANGUAGE OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
Masculinization is spread in many languages because masculine names (masculinisms) are considered more prestigious in naming professions, activities, social status. It is therefore curious that masculine nouns are not perceived as politically correct names. Fe...
masculine nouns; feminine nouns; political correctness; media speech
A FRENCH NUANCE IN THE LANGUAGE USED BY YORDAN YOVKOV
This research is an attempt to solve a lexical riddle posed to the readers by the eminent Bulgarian fiction writer Yordan Yovkov, which has remained unsolved for more than a hundred years. The object of study is the French word poilus, about which Yovkov says...
Yordan Yovkov; traductology; empruntology; lexicology; poilus (Feldgrauen); First World War
IS IT TIME FOR DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE PROBLEM L AS Ŭ AT SCHOOL? (BASED ON AN EXPERIMENT ON SPELLING OF WORDS CONTAINING LETTERS Л AND У AT SECONDARY SCHOOL)
The article points out the spelling problems of Bulgarian words containing letters л and у. These problems are related with the mass incorrect articulation of Bulgarian alveodental consonant [l] as [ŭ] and its perception. Previous publications prove the existe...
spelling mistakes; primary school; Bulgarian alveolar consonant [l]; Cyrillic letters л and у, LMT
Litеrаturе
SYMBOLISM OF WOMEN’S HAIR IN THE POETRY OF P. YAVOROV
The article examines the unexplored image of the women’s hair in Bulgarian literature. It is highlighted in about ten poems by Peyo Yavorov. The aim of the study is to reveal the rich range of symbolism that this image has. The focus is on “Come”, “Curse”, “So...
women; hair; symbolism; P. Yavorov; poetry; prose; seductive hair
„TOBACCO“ – BETWEEN POLITICAL APPEARANCE AND BIBLE PROBLEMS
In „Tobacco“ is outlined the scheme of collision father – sons, but also between sons. The novel reflects not only the end of the occupancy in the home (doubt even the former good in the generic space), but also the decay of the world in its physical and spiri...
prodigal son; disgrace; repentance; collision; partiality