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    • PHOTOGRAPHIC SENSIBILITIES IN TWO EARLY NOVELS BY THOMAS HARDY 

      Karamitev, Dimitar; Карамитев, Димитър (Plovdiv University Press, 2022-05-20)
      The present paper deals with two early novels by Thomas Hardy – Desperate Remedies and, only peripherally, with A Pair of Blue Eyes – and brings into focus his inclination to create verbal descriptions that display ...
    • PHRASEOLOGICAL PERIPHERAL MODIFIERS FOR THE EXPRESSION OF COMPARATIVITY IN CONTEMPORARY BULGARIAN 

      Ivanova, Petka; Иванова, Петка (2020-10-20)
      The article examines the phraseological peripheral modifiers in the functional-semantic field of comparativity in contemporary Bulgarian. The approach to linguistic facts is consistent with the achievements of the ...
    • POLITENESS IN BULGARIAN SPEECH COMMUNICATION 

      Aleksandrova, Stefka; Александрова, Стефка (Plovdiv University Press, 2021-05-21)
      The study makes an attempt to provide a short definition of politeness. To confirm or reject the definition provided by the author, we subject the definition to verification by the expert evaluation method. Afterwards, ...
    • THE POSITIVE CLASSROOM IN ASSISTANCE OF THE KEY COMPETENCE “LEARNING SKILLS” IN THE TEACHING OF BULGARIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IN VITH GRADE 

      Matseva, Nataliya; Мацева, Наталия (Plovdiv University Press, 2021-05-21)
      The learning skill is one of the key competences, which is an essential factor in increasing the efficiency of learning, shaping skills and competences, the idea of reality and the value system. A positive and supportive ...
    • POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS AS MODIFIERS OF THE PERIPHERY IN THE FIELD OF PERSONALITY IN CONTEMPORARY 

      Goranova, Slaveyah; Горанова, Славея (2020-10-20)
      We examine possessive pronouns as modifiers of the periphery in the functional-semantic field of Personality in contemporary Bulgarian, English, and Spanish. Among the three examined languages, English is the only ...
    • (PRE)KNOWLEDGE – A CURSE AND/OR MISSION IN ATANAS DALCHEV AND DIMITAR PANTALEEV`S POETRY 

      Karaboychev, Iliyan; Карабойчев, Илиян (Plovdiv University Press, 2022-05-20)
      The similarities and differences in the artistic and aesthetic pursuits of AtanasDalchev and DimitarPanteleev have not been objects of exploration in the literary field. The publishing of their collection ‘Most’ (Bridge) ...
    • PUNNING AS A WORD-FORMING METHOD IN BULGARIAN AND GREEK YOUTH SLANG 

      Mihalkov, Simeon; Михалков, Симеон (Plovdiv University Press, 2021-05-21)
      Among the most characteristic features of young people's speech is that of word play, called punning or paronomasia in the English linguistic literature. The effect of this phenomenon is achieved on the basis of different ...
    • REFLECTIONS ON THE CONDITIONAL VERBAL FORMS IN BULGARIAN AND SPANISH 

      Rekina, Polina; Рекина, Полина (Plovdiv University Press, 2019-05-31)
      This study presents reflections on the category of mood in Bulgarian and Spanish. The essence of the Conditional in Bulgarian is discussed, with a particular emphasis on analytical conditional forms. We conclude that ...
    • THE REMAINS OF THE AMERICAN DREAM IN CORMAC MCCARTHY’S THE ROAD 

      Stojanovic, Aleksandra (Plovdiv University Press, 2021-05-21)
      The paper aims to introduce readers to the concept of the American dream and analyze its evolution, which takes place alongside the gradual shifts in society. In an attempt to define this elusive notion, we shall ...
    • RETELLING IN MODERN BULGARIAN AND ITS FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENTS IN ENGLISH 

      Haltakova, Simona; Халтъкова, Симона (Plovdiv University Press, 2022-05-20)
      The object of this study is the phenomenon of retelling in the modern Bulgarian language and its corresponding translation equivalents in English. The main reason for choosing this topic is the difficulty in translating ...
    • THE REVERSED LOVE TRIANGLE IN ERIC-EMMANUEL SCHMITT`S PLAY “ENIGMATIC VARIATIONS” 

      Bancheva, Iliana; Банчева, Илияна (Plovdiv University Press, 2020-10-20)
      This paper offers a possible interpretation of the way a love triangle can be flipped upside down, as demonstrated by Eric Schmitt in his play “Enigmatic Variations”. He shows us the two sides of love: eros and ...
    • THE ROAD OF AND THE ROAD TO ‘THE LOST CHILD’ IN LYUBEN KARAVELOV’S NOVELS TURSKI PASHA (TURKISH PASHA) AND NEDA 

      Vitanova, Ivana; Витанова, Ивана (Plovdiv University Press, 2021-05-21)
      The author of this paper refers to Nikolai Aretov’s thesis in an attempt to prove that the plot about “the lost child” has a strong domination in a variety of literary works, but the main focus is on two of Lyuben ...
    • THE ROLE OF TWO SYMBOLS IN VAPTSAROV’S POETRY 

      Biserov, Boris, Viktoriya Ivanova; Бисеров, Борис, Виктория Иванова (Plovdiv University Press, 2023-05-19)
      The current paper seeks to study the various uses of nature-related images and symbols in the poetry of Nikola Vaptsarov. The Sun and the sky are engaged in some of the paramount juxtapositions in Vaptsarov’s texts – ...
    • THE ROMANTIC FRAGMENT AND THE FRAGMENTARY MODE OF WRITING 

      Neykova, Yoanna; Нейкова, Йоанна (Plovdiv University Press, 2022-05-20)
      The article gives a brief overview of the origins of the fragment as a literary and philosophical form from a historical and theoretical perspective. The aim of the research is to highlight the historical turn of the ...
    • RUINS: ON WALTER BENJAMIN`S PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE 

      Neykova, Joanna; Нейкова, Йоанна (Plovdiv University Press, 2023-05-19)
      The text focuses on the concept of language in the work of Walter Benjamin, mainly in his seminal work “On Language as Such and on the Language of Man” (1916) and in his later monograph “The Origin of the German Baroque ...
    • SIN AND ALIENATION (A COMPARATIVE READING OF THE NOVELS DRAGON BY ANTON STRASHIMIROV AND SIN BY GEORGI RAYCHEV) 

      Tochev, Iliya; Точев, Илия (Plovdiv University Press, 2022-05-20)
      This paper aims to show the connection between sin and alienation from existence by analysing two novels: “Zmey” (“Dragon”) by Anton Strashimirov and “Gryah” (“Sin”) by Georgi Raychev. Some of the main characters of ...
    • SITUATIONS OF INTERROGATION IN THE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL TEXTS OF G. S. RAKOVSKI 

      Anastasova, Iva; Анастасова, Ива (Plovdiv University Press, 2019-05-31)
      This work analyses the situations of interrogation in two of Georgi Rakovski’s autobiographical texts. It examines the genre specifics of both works. Furthermore, it deals with the intricacies of communication, which serve ...
    • SOME CASES OF SYSTEM RELATIONS IN THE BULGARIAN GRAMМATICAL FORMANTS 

      Markova, Diana; Мъркова, Диана (Plovdiv University Press, 2020-10-20)
      The following paper attempts to present some cases of homonymy and synonymy (rarely antonymy and paronymy) in the field of Bulgarian grammatical formants. The aim of this study is to explain these grammatical occurrences ...
    • SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DEGREE OF COMPARISON IN BULGARIAN AND MODERN GREEK 

      Kichekova, Nadezhda; Кичекова, Надежда (Plovdiv University Press, 2019-05-31)
      The study examines the category of degrees of comparison in Bulgarian and Modern Greek. The dominant linguistic views on the category of degrees of comparison have been presented and discussed. A major difference ...
    • ST. BARBARA – A CHRISTIAN CULT AND FOLK PRACTICES 

      Kostova, Plamena; Костова, Пламена (Plovdiv University Press, 2019-05-31)
      The present study deals with the cult of St. Barbara: it traces how the information from the hagiographic narrative reflects legendary ideas and motifs, and how it influences people's ideas and practices. For a better ...