Разлики между достоверността на информацията, изразявана чрез четирите евиденциала в съвременния български език, според оценките на анкетирани българи
Differences in the Perceived Reliability of Information Expressed by the Four Evidentials in Contemporary Bulgarian: a Survey-based Study

Summary/Abstract: This study analyzes the differences between the indicative, inferential, renarrative and dubitative forms in contemporary Bulgarian based on their perceived degree of reliability, as evaluated through a survey conducted with 950 Bulgarian native speakers. The primary objective is to investigate how they perceive distinctions in reliability across six experimental scenarios that combine forms of all four evidentials. The results are used to examine the degrees of reliability in each pair of evidentials. Additionally, the study revisits the discussion on whether subordinate relationship exists between the features of subjectivity and renarrativity (reportedness) which form the oppositions between the four evidentials in contemporary Bulgarian.

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