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South Slavic language with approx. 7.5 million speakers (mostly in Bulgaria), which developed from a dialect of Thessalonica.
Characteristics: multiple occurrence of the negative particle in simple negations; postclitic definite article (
cliticization) with limited inflection (gender, number, nominative vs objective); no indefinite article; rich verbal inflection, but loss of nominal case inflection; complex tense and aspect system with a narrative form: Niàmalo da izléze níšto ot tová ‘Nothing (it is said) will come of that’ vs Niáma da izléze níšto ot tová ‘Nothing will come of that’; as in Macedonian, no verbal infinitive. The letter ‹ъ› is used to represent 
between consonants; before 1945, the letter 
was also used.
References
Andrejčin L.D. 1977. Gramatika na bălgarskija ezik. Sofia.
Conev, B.N. 1984. Istorija na bălgarskija ezik. Sofia.
Feuillet, J. 1994. Bulgare. Munich.
Georgieva, E. and N.Todorova. 1981. Bălgarskata knižovna reč. Sofia.
Gramatika na săvremennija bălgarski knižoven ezik. 1982–3. 2 vols. Sofia.
Khubenova, M.G. and A.Dzhumadanova. 1983. A course in modern Bulgarian. Columbus, OH.
Părvev, X.
1987. Săzdateli i tvorci na bălgarskoto ezikoznanie. Sofia.
Popov, K.P. 1985. Iz istorijata na bălgarskija knižoven ezik. Sofia.
Rusinov, R.C. 1985. Bălgarskijat knižoven ezik sled osvoboždenieto: 1878–1944. Veliko Tărnovo.
Scatton, E.A. 1984. A reference grammar of Modern Bulgarian. Columbus. OH.
Historical grammar
Mirčev. K. 1963. Istoričeska gramatika na bălgarskija ezik, 2nd edn. Sofia.
Dictionaries
Bălgarski etimologičen rečnik. 1971–. Sofia.
Čolakova, K. (ed.) 1977–. Rečnik na bălgarskija ezik, vol. 6. 1990. Sofia.
Journal
Bălgarski Ezik
Slavic
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