Year LI, Issue 4, 2024<<Archive>>
Appliеd Linguistics
DYNAMICS OF LANGUAGE PROCESSES, LITERARY LANGUAGE NORMS AND PHENOMENA UNDER RECONSTRUCTION OR CRISES OF COMMUNICATION IN BULGARIAN SOCIETY
The article traces the dynamics of several linguistic processes related to: the use of diminutive forms in contemporary Bulgarian language as dynamics and as a challenge of mastering these forms in Bulgarian language as a native and as a foreign language; the...
dynamics of linguistic processes; diminutives; dereflexivization; crisis in society
ABOUT SOME PROBLEMS OF TERMINOLOGY USAGE AND ITS INTERPRETATION IN ROMAN LEGAL TEXTS
The article is devoted to the study and teaching of Latin legal terminology at the Faculty of Law of Sofia University. It is presented in an appropriate didactic form in its authentic form in the writings of the Roman jurists and in their interpretation, but a...
legal terminology; Latin; Roman law; iusrisprudentes; regulae iuris
A NOTE ON THE LANGUAGE COMPONENTS OF APHASIA
This study investigated the specific language deficits observed in persons with aphasia through a theoretical analysis of some of the classic and more recent literature in the field. The study used a systematic search and subsequent analysis of publications re...
aphasia; linguistic components; language impairment; speech production
Lаnguаgе Tеаching Меthodology
VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COACH AND TRAINEES DURING SWIMMING LESSONS
The article presents the process of communication between the coach and the trainees during swimming lessons. The focus falls on verbal communication through the use of terminology specific to the sport and non-verbal communication through the implementation o...
swimming; children with special educational needs; verbal communication; non-verbal communication
PEDAGOGICAL APPLICATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION: ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES
The aim of this article is to examine the pedagogical application of digital technologies in the field of foreign language education in Bulgaria by laying emphasis on the advantages and challenges of incorporating new technologies into foreign language classes...
digital competence; ICT; foreign language education§ Bulgarian context
DEBATE AS A FORM OF PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION IN UNIVERSITY ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
Persuasive communication is of crucial importance for everyday life and for professional communication in one’s mother tongue as well as in a foreign language. Debate – one of the effective forms of persuasive communication – has its place in the process of fo...
debate; persuasive communication; English language teaching
Lаnguаgе аnd Culturе
ON THE “FIGURATIVE” USE OF THE PRONOUN “I” (BASED ON THE MATERIAL OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE)
It is generally accepted that the pronoun “I” can only refer to the speaker, and cannot be used in any other way. However, as demonstrated in the article, the “figurative” use of the pronoun “I” is also possible, when a discrepancy between the use of this pron...
the pronoun “I”; self- and other-reference; performative and descriptive usage; E. Benveniste; V. Vinogradov
LINGUOCULTURAL ASPECTS OF THE TRANSLATION OF JOKES AND ANECDOTES (BASED ON EXAMPLES FROM THREE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN COMEDY SERIES)
The article examines some linguocultural aspects in the translation of comedy series, focusing on two English series created between 1977 and 1992 – “Mind Your Language” (1977), “‘Allo, ‘Allo” (1982 – 1992), and theAmerican show “The Nanny” (1993). The difficu...
comedy shows; linguocultural; translation; stereotypes, deviance