Неопределенный артикль в болгарском и итальянском языках: функционально-семантические параллели
The indefinite article in Bulgarian and Italian: functional-semantic parallels

Summary/Abstract: The objective of the paper is to compare the functions and semantics of nominal groups marked by an indefinite article in Bulgarian and in Italian. The status of the indefinite article in the languages under comparison is not identical: while in the Italian language the definite article, like in many other Western languages, is primarily opposed to the indefinite one, in the Bulgarian language the role of the zero article is much more pronounced in the expression of indefiniteness. Through applying the referential approach, a set of uses of the indefinite article in both languages is established and an attempt is made to reveal its invariant meaning, which causes its similar semantic variations in both languages.

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