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Звукоизобразителността в изследванията на Моско Москов
The Sound Experiment in the Studies of Mosko Moskov

Author(s): Zhivka Koleva-Zlateva
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Philology
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: Mosko Moskov; sound symbolism; Turkic languages; Balkan languages; Borrowings

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the contribution of Mosko Moskov to the study of sound symbolism. His research on Turkic and Turkish borrowings of sound-symbolic origin in Balkan languages is the first complete and thorough investigation on phonetically motivated words in Bulgarian linguistics. This pioneering work of the scientist was written at a time when the attitude to sound symbolism was highly skeptical.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 7-14
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bulgarian