Household pets and Numerals for Male Persons Cover Image

Домашните любимци и мъжколичните числителни
Household pets and Numerals for Male Persons

Author(s): Kjetil Rе Hauge
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Eastern Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”

Summary/Abstract: Bulgarian has a set of numerals that according to normative grammars should be used with nouns denoting male persons. In recent informal writing there can be seen a tendency to use these also for male domestic pets. The article discusses the possible reasons for this development.

  • Issue Year: 10/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 115-121
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Bulgarian