--- title: "Issue 1-2 (2025)" --- # Issue 1-2 (2025) ## Philologists up close. Interview with Assoc. Prof. Kameliya Spasova by Mariela Radeva. Fabrication of omissions. ![](https://modern-linguistics.eu/images/articles/125-133-1.jpg) **Assoc. Prof. Kameliya Spasova**   This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website. [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/philologists-up-close-interview-with-assoc-prof-kameliya-spasova-by-mariela-radeva-fabrication-of-omissions.md) ## Philologists up close. Interview with Prof. Ameliya Licheva by Mariela Radeva. For the modern woman - life as literature and literature as life. ![Prof. Ameliya Licheva](https://modern-linguistics.eu/images/articles/117-124-1.jpg) **Prof. Ameliya Licheva**   This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website. [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/philologists-up-close-interview-with-prof-ameliya-licheva-by-mariela-radeva-for-the-modern-woman-life-as-literature-and-literature-as-life.md) ## Students' Linguistic Notes and Essays. Dimitar Bozhinov: The power of words Essay on the power of words, on insults, on human communication. This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website. [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/students-linguistic-notes-and-essays-dimitar-bozhinov-the-power-of-words.md) ## Students' Linguistic Notes and Essays. Emma Hubanova: The power of words Essay about the power of words, about the beauty of the Bulgarian language, about communication between people. This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website. [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/students-linguistic-notes-and-essays-emma-hubanova-the-power-of-words.md) ## Students' Linguistic Notes and Essays. Kaloyan Dimov: Sports vocabulary – from the naked master to the manager of the resulting pass Analysis of some typical mistakes made by sports journalists in their comments in Bulgarian. This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website. [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/students-linguistic-notes-and-essays-kaloyan-dimov-sports-vocabulary-from-the-naked-master-to-the-manager-of-the-resulting-pass.md) ## Students' Linguistic Notes and Essays. Nikolinka Tsoneva: Where do we use “bayerkasa“ today? An interesting analysis of the word "bayerkasa", which is used only in Gabrovo, as the name for a toilet cistern. This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website.   [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/students-linguistic-notes-and-essays-nikolinka-tsoneva-where-do-we-use-bayerkasa-today.md) ## Students' Linguistic Notes and Essays. Kristina Stoyanova: The stress that changes direction Language notes on common mistakes when placing word stress in the Bulgarian language. This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website. [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/students-linguistic-notes-and-essays-kristina-stoyanova-the-stress-that-changes-direction.md) ## A survey on the speech of young people **Abstract**: The study focuses on the use of foreign words in the everyday speech of young people. For this purpose, a survey was conducted in which respondents answered questions related to the time they spend on the internet, the purpose of their visits, the language of the information, and the language in which the most accessible information is found. The data is summarized, and the main words that are used daily from the online space are described. **Keywords**: Internet, foreign words, survey research, contemporary attitudes. This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website. [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/a-survey-on-the-speech-of-young-people.md) ## The philosopher Dr. Petar Beron ***Authors: Bozhidara Zhelyazkova, Diana Kasabova, Ivaylo Dinev, Maria Karakoleva, Tatyana Kurteva*** ***Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"***   **Abstract:**This article is mainly focused on the philosophical aspect of Peter Beron – his ideas, beliefs and influences. The article shows the impact of Beron’s studies in the 19th century and how those studies connect with the modern philosophical theories back then. Beron’s philosophy is focused on physics and chemistry, with him being a scientist but it also has a huge impact on the Bulgarian Enlightment – he constructs the basis of the philosophical mindset in our country and tries to bring the modern European ideas in the Slavic context. **Keywords:**natural philosophy, philosophy, Peter Beron, Slavonic Philosophy, creation of the world, Schelling. This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website. [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/the-philosopher-dr-petar-beron.md) ## Syntax and style of the fables in the Fish Primer: Means of conveying educational and moral messages ***Authors: Nikol Hristakieva, Lyusiana Georgieva, Gergana Chonova, Martina Baltadzhieva, Maria Shoshova, Radina Stoyanova, Victoria Stoichkova, Iliana Arsova, Nadya Ivanova, Zhana Gosheva***   **Abstract:**The study is focused on the analysis of the syntax and writing style of the fables in ‘Riben bukvar’, a popular book written by Dr. Petar Beron. The study emphasizes the different rhetoric tropes he used to convey educational and moral messages and views. Petar Beron created ‘Riben bukvar’ with one goal – educational and moral upbringing of the Bulgarian society, adapting the concepts, ideas, and beliefs of the European Enlightenment to the needs of that time. **Keywords:**Petar Beron, Riben bukvar, fables, syntax, syntactic structures, analysis, moral messages, upbringing, sentence, subject, object, verb, grammar, imperative forms, dialogue structure, dependent clause. This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website.   [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/syntax-and-style-of-the-fables-in-the-fish-primer-means-of-conveying-educational-and-moral-messages.md) ## Subordinate adverbial clauses in the Fish Primer by Dr. Petar Beron ***Authors: Vl. Aleksandrov, G. Radulov, Il. Iliev, Sl. Stoyanov, St. Marinov, T. Nacheva, T. Yotov, Ya. Stancheva Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"***   **Abstract:**The article examines the syntax of Dr. Petar Beron in his “Рибен буквар“ and in particular – the subordinate adverbial clause and its subtypes. The number of complex sentences and compound-comlex sentences and the average number of subordinate adverbial clauses. Through examples taken from some sections of the text, we noted the ways of connecting subordinate adverbial clauses within the sentences. We also presented a syntactic tree of complex sentence with subordinate adverbial clauses. The study used a descriptive and quantitative method. **Keywords:**compound-complex sentence, complex sentence, subordinate adverbial clause, syntactic tree. This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website. [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/subordinate-adverbial-clauses-in-the-fish-primer-by-dr-petar-beron.md) ## The speech of influencers **Abstract:**The article examines the concept of “influencer“, the different types of social networks and their features. The titles of videos on the YouTube platform were analyzed, as were the borrowed foreign words in the Bulgarian language. An interesting trend related to the diminutive forms in the language, but also the increased use of phraseological combinations, has been highlighted. **Keywords**: lexicology, social networks, influencer, phraseological combinations. This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website. [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/the-speech-of-influencers.md) ## The necro-genre and its influence in journalism. The obituary of Dr. Petar Beron **Abstract:**This article deals more closely with the topic of the necrogenre, its creation and distribution in Bulgaria. Its structure is hinted at, what are its specifics that form it. Also its history and along what line it reaches to Renaissance Bulgaria are described. The types of text that share both different traits and that fill the necrogenre – the obituary, the announcement of death, etc. Is defined its past significance as a journalistic genre, which is found in various newspaper headings. In order to explain the specifics of the genre in more detail, we have allowed ourselves to use as literature some of the obituaries of Peter Beron, who, as an important figure, changed and enlightened the people, occupies a central place in the popular memory. This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website.   [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/the-necro-genre-and-its-influence-in-journalism-the-obituary-of-dr-petar-beron.md) ## Sources used by Beron for writing the “Fish Primer“ **Abstract:**This article focuses on the relations between the “Fish Primer“ and its sources, from which Petar Beron was influenced by when compiling his work. It explores to what degree he has sampled from already existing books on similar matters, as well as to what degree he has adapted and improved upon the content. The different parts of the book are looked through successively, as well as the different sources Beron has used when compiling his work. **Keywords:**Beron, sources, Darvaris, “Fish Primer“. This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website. [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/sources-used-by-beron-for-writing-the-fish-primer.md) ## Language and message in some letters of Dr. Petar Beron **Abstract:**The purpose of this paper is to identify, briefly explain and analyse some of Dr. Peter Beron’s most notable letters, with an emphasis on the type of language he used while writing them. The article also focuses on both his epistles and actions of kindness directed towards Bulgaria and its educating population. The paper aims to dive deeper into the style of language used in these letters and aims to correlate this style with the established rules in the “Ribniya Bukvar“. **Keywords:**Dr. Petеr Beron, letters, epistles, type of language. This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website. [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/language-and-message-in-some-letters-of-dr-petar-beron.md) ## Partitive implicational systematicity in the terms denoting anatomical directions in medical terminology **Abstract:**The article considers medical terminology as a complex, systematically organized linguistic structure, in which Latin and ancient Greek terms provide international precision. The focus is on the partitive implicational systematicity – the “part-whole” relationship between terms naming anatomical directions. It is shown that these terms form hierarchical relationships, in which one term is more general and another – more specific, with the specific “implying” the general. By analyzing several terminological pairs (anterior–ventralis, posterior–dorsalis, superior–cranialis, inferior–caudalis) it is shown how medical language achieves precision: general terms mark broad anatomical areas, and more specific ones – specific segments within them. This demonstrates the logical order of medical terminology and its universality, which provides accurate orientation in the human body regardless of language. This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website.   [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/partitive-implicational-systematicity-in-the-terms-denoting-anatomical-directions-in-medical-terminology.md) ## Distinctive features in the dialects of Draginovo, Dorkovo, Kostandovo, and Rakitovo **Abstract:**The article traces the distinguishing features of the dialects spoken in the villages of Draginovo, Dorkovo, Kostandovo, and Rakitovo. The aim of the comparison is to determine whether the differences in the reflexes of Old Bulgarian vowels are reinforced by other features, and if so, which ones. The paper provides a detailed analysis of the phonetic distinctive traits between the dialects, some morphological peculiarities, and examples from a lexical perspective. In terms of syntactic characteristics, the studied villages differ only in the expression of the relationship in subordinate attributive clauses. **Keywords:**Reflexes of Old Bulgarian nasal vowels and yat; morphosyntactic and lexical features in the dialects of the villages Draginovo, Dorkovo, Kostandovo, Rakitovo. This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website. [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/distinctive-features-in-the-dialects-of-draginovo-dorkovo-kostandovo-and-rakitovo.md) ## Overgeneralized verb forms in preschool children with typical language development and with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) **Abstract:**The article presents the data of an experiment for eliciting renarrative aorist forms, present tense forms, and past passive participles by preschool children (aged 5–7 years) with normal language development and with specific language impairments (SLI). Special attention is paid to the overgeneralizations in children’s production. The results show that all children produce overgeneralizations, but children with SLI compared to children with normal language development display both a higher total number of errors, and a higher variety of overgeneralized forms. **Keywords:**Bulgarian morphology, overgeneralizations, verb forms, children with Specific Language Impairments (SLI). This article is only available in Bulgarian. Please see it on our website. [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/overgeneralized-verb-forms-in-preschool-children-with-typical-language-development-and-with-specific-language-impairment-sli.md) ## Preliminary words 01-02-2025 The journal "Modern Linguistics" continues confidently on its path. Confidently because it publishes the texts of young people who have chosen the path of their future through the power of words and through the temptation to engage in linguistics. We encounter many difficulties on our way. The biggest of them is to become part of global platforms such as Web of Science and Scopus. And not because we are technically not ready, on the contrary - we are ready. We do not have enough strength to measure our capabilities in the field of citations with established names in science. Names established over the years. And yes, we do not have enough, because the texts of our young researchers are often their first steps in the vast field of linguistics. We will overcome this obstacle and it will not stop us from being a starting point for so many students and doctoral candidates who, through our journal, boldly declare their voice in science. We will not give up, because working at Sofia University means, first and foremost, believing in your students; to support them and give them wings with which to defend their thinking and their philological ideas, without fear; without repeating in Wikipedia style already expressed opinions, but to make their mark in the history of Bulgarian and world linguistics. This issue also publishes selected texts by Bulgarian students from the 4th year of the Bulgarian Philology major at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", who, at a specialized round table held in December 2024, presented their own and other observations on the personality of one of the sparks of the Bulgarian Revival - Dr. Petar Beron. The initiative is part of the lectures and exercises on the history of the New Bulgarian literary language and is on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the printing of the "Fish Primer". The round table is part of the activities of the newly formed Center for the Bulgarian Language, headed by Prof. Gergana Dacheva.   [Read more...](https://modern-linguistics.eu/issue-1-2-2025/preliminary-words-01-02-2025.md)