Frazeologizmi, ustojčivi slovosăčetanija i metafori, sădăržašti komponent „turski“ i „ruski“ – za travmite v bălgarskata istorija, otrazeni v ezika
| Title in English | Phrasemes, collocations and metaphors containing the components ‘Turkish’ and ‘Russian’ – оn the traumas in Bulgarian history reflected in the language |
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| Year of publication | 2026 |
| Type | Peer-reviewed scientific article |
| Magazine / Source | STUDIA SLAVICA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE |
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| Citation | |
| web | https://www.akjournals.com/view/journals/060/aop/article-10.1556-060.2026.00281/article-10.1556-060.2026.00281.xml |
| Doi | https://doi.org/10.1556/060.2026.00281 |
| Keywords | phraseological units with the component Turkish; phraseological units with the component Russian; fixed collocations; metaphor; historical trauma; |
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| Description | The article examines the phraseological richness of the Bulgarian language as a specific carrier of historical memory in which collective traumas accumulated over the centuries are reflected and preserved. Particular attention is devoted to the ways in which the experience of Ottoman rule, historical events, and social realities have crystallized into stable linguistic constructions that function as symbolic markers of national identity. The analysis of the linguistic material traces the semantic features of phraseological units containing the component Turkish, considers their dictionary definitions, and reveals the additional connotations these expressions acquire in contemporary public communication, the media, and political discourse. The study demonstrates how such units operate not only as linguistic formulas but also as cultural signs imbued with evaluative meaning, emotional intensity, and historical layers that continue to shape collective perception. The research is based on excerpts from phraseological dictionaries and corpora of contemporary Bulgarian, which makes it possible to follow the dynamics of usage and to outline the current role of these expressions in communicative practice. The second part of the article also discusses phraseological units, fixed expressions, collocations, and metaphors containing the component Russian, which reflect more recent historical traumas associated with the period after 1944. These examples illustrate how language registers various forms of political, ideological, and cultural dependence, transforming them into elements of national memory and into tools for interpreting the past within the contemporary social context. |
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