Dr. Vladislav Milanov, Assoc. Prof.
Sofia University
https://doi.org/10.53656/bel2024-5-2V
Absract. This article is dedicated to the specificity of messages in texts from the Bulgarian National Revival period. The aim is to trace the complex relationship between content and speech in Revival texts. The paper presents current reflections related to the beginnings of the modern Bulgarian literary language, supporting a scientific hypothesis that has gained popularity in recent years. This hypothesis posits that the periodization of the modern Bulgarian literary language cannot be understood through the simple relationship of „from - to“ but must be entirely aligned with the dynamics of linguistic processes in their complex competition. At this stage, the idea of unfolding the reality of Revival texts through the lens of the relationship between the center and the periphery is proposed, with the emphasis being that, in view of the linguistic picture of the world, the boundaries
between the two are not as clearly defined and tend to blur.
Keywords: literary language; Bulgarian National Revival; competition of linguistic models; beginning/beginnings of the literary language; dynamics of linguistic processes; text and reality
