Славянски диалози

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    On the Syntax and Semantics of the Bulgarian Subjunctive
    (Plovdiv University Press, 2024) Neagu, Anda
    This article provides a brief overview of Bulgarian subjunctive structures in both embedded and root clauses. The introduction presents the typology of these structures by showing that Bulgarian belongs to the Balkan Sprachbund and that subjunctive constructions are one of the features characterizing this linguistic union. In terms of their syntactic configuration, subjunctives are visibly formed by means of the subjunctive marker da, followed by the verb inflected for the indicative mood. This par ticle cannot be separated from the verb by other elements (e.g. the subject), and it can co-occur with complementizers like če. Because of these characteristics, da has been analyzed either as a mood marker, or as a low complementizer associated with mo dality. In terms of its usage, the Bulgarian subjunctive is employed in embedded clauses in structures corresponding to Romance-type infinitives, as well as Romance-type subjunctives. In root clauses, it is used to convey different modal meanings (e.g. deontic or epistemic).
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    The Question of the Origin and Grammaticalization of the Lexeme One (един)
    (Plovdiv University Press, 2024) Molinari, Luca
    This article proposes a syntactic approach to the process of grammaticalization of word edin (‘one’) from a numeral to an indefinite marker. The grammaticalization of the numeral ‘one’ into an indefinite marker (and, ultimately, into an indefinite article) is very frequent cross-linguistically. Bulgarian is not an exception to this general pat tern: an increasing number of studies recognize that edin has assumed the functions of an indefinite marker. In particular, beyond its numeral function, edin is able to in troduce referents which are known to the speaker but are unknown to the hearer. Moreover, it has also started assuming some features typical of indefinite articles, such as the ability to occur in generic sentences with non-referential interpretation. The present analysis shows that the different functions (numeral, specific indefinite, non-specific indefinite) edin takes up correspond to different categorial statuses with different syntactic properties that can be reconducted to different structural positions inside the nominal expression. The resulting syntactic path of edin is perfectly in line with classical formal accounts of grammaticalization and reflects a process guided by general principles of the economy of language. A formal proposal for the origin of the lexeme edin is also proposed: it is argued to be the result of rebrackeitng of the original word for ‘one’ *in” with its adverbial reinforcer *(j)ed’.