Tense and Aspect in Performative Utterances in Bulgarian

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10.2991/icelaic-17.2017.78How to use a DOI?

Keywords

performative verbs; aspect; tense; politeness; Bulgarian

Abstract

Bulgarian differs from the other Slavic languages in that performatives are used in a somewhat wider range of tense-aspectual forms than the (always imperfective) present, which is the classic form for performative utterances in general. In fact, performatives occur in the analytical future, both perfective and imperfective. This paper aims to identify the parameters determining tense-aspectual choices in performative verbs in Bulgarian and to highlight the pragmatic meaning of such choices. In particular, the paper puts forward the hypothesis that tense and aspect in Bulgarian performative utterances can perform specific functions related especially to interpersonal distance and linguistic politeness.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Svetlana Slavkova
PY  - 2017/12
DA  - 2017/12
TI  - Tense and Aspect in Performative Utterances in Bulgarian
BT  - Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Education, Language, Art and Intercultural Communication (ICELAIC 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 344
EP  - 356
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icelaic-17.2017.78
DO  - 10.2991/icelaic-17.2017.78
ID  - Slavkova2017/12
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