Takǎvijat, takavata, takivata: Qualitative Demonstrative Adjectives with Definite Articles Cover Image

Такъвият, такавата, такивата: членувани показателни местоимения за качества
Takǎvijat, takavata, takivata: Qualitative Demonstrative Adjectives with Definite Articles

Author(s): Laska Laskova
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, South Slavic Languages
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: Bulgarian written colloquial texts; qualitative demonstrative adjectives; definite descriptions; referential use; euphemisms; hesitation pauses

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents some observations on demonstrative adjectives with definite articles in written colloquial Bulgarian texts, their structure and morpho-syntactic features, as well as the semantics and communication functions of the phrases in which they participate. An explanation is provided for the, albeit marginal, use of definite descriptions that include qualitative demonstrative with suffixal eterminers.

  • Issue Year: 10/2024
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 015-033
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Bulgarian
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