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Semantic-syntagmatic characteristics of prepositions in Bulgarian double-preposition constructions

Bulgarski ezik i literatura, 2023-12, Vol.65 (6), p.586-597

ISSN: 0323-9519 ;EISSN: 1314-8516 ;DOI: 10.53656/bel2023-6-2G

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  • Title:
    Semantic-syntagmatic characteristics of prepositions in Bulgarian double-preposition constructions
  • Author: Gochev, Gocho ; Gocheva, Sijka
  • Is Part Of: Bulgarski ezik i literatura, 2023-12, Vol.65 (6), p.586-597
  • Description: The semantic-syntagmatic analysis of Bulgarian double-preposition constructions reveals that they are formed through two main mechanisms - semantic (linguistic) and notional (non-linguistic). Semantic constructions are characterised by combinations of prepositions in synonymous relations, while notional constructions arise when a broad-meaning preposition is combined with a prepositional phrase. The synonymous semantic relation of the two prepositions turns them into a single unit with a single meaning. In notional constructions, prepositions do not form a single semantic whole, but rather function as markers of relevance and are involved in the organization of the utterance / sentence as meaning-forming elements. The word order in double-preposition constructions depends on the semantic content of the meanings of the prepositions: in case of relatively similar content, word order is free, while in the presence of a preposition with a broad semantic content, it is fixed, i.e. the preposition with the broader content appears in initial position. The identification of semantic and notional varieties not only helps to systematize double-preposition constructions, but can also serve to distinguish them from prepositions co-occurring for some other reason.
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0323-9519
    EISSN: 1314-8516
    DOI: 10.53656/bel2023-6-2G
  • Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
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