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The Relation Gender-Sex with the Collective Nouns in Bulgarian Language

Author(s): Valentina Kirilova-Mangelova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Philology
Published by: Факултет по славянски филологии, Софийски университет »Св. Кл. Охридски«
Keywords: gender; sex; conceptualization of the world; collective nouns

Summary/Abstract: The conceptualization of the world, expressed through the grammatical gender, can be observed in the collective nouns. Through their authentic suffixes, they represent partial changes and evolutions in terms of the grammatical form and meaning used today. Their specificity determine them as authentic and reliable material, proving the process of transition from abstractness and collectivity to concreteness in naming the material world.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 82-90
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Bulgarian