The colloquial subordinating conjunctions in the tetralogy of Dimităr Talev

THE COLLOQUIAL SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS IN THE TETRALOGY OF DIMITĂR TALEV 

 Mirela Durchova 

 (Summary) 

 The article examines the semantic-syntactic roles of the specific colloquial subordinating conjunctions that Dimităr Talev (1898 – 1965) uses in his tetralogy (“The Iron Lantern” (1952), “The Bells of Prespa” (1954), “Saint Elias’ Day” (1953) and “I Hear Your Voices” (1966). With the help of the descriptive method, the functions of the studied connectives are presented synchronously in the above mentioned literary works. When clarifying the origin of the conjunctions, the diachronic approach is partially applied. The assumption is confirmed that Talev often uses a language close to colloquial (and even dialectal) speech in order to highlight the vernacular nature of his characters’ speeches, as well as a speech feature of the region where one of the most beloved Bulgarians writers comes from. 

 Keywords: Dimităr Talev, tetralogy, colloquial subordinating conjunctions, dialectal Bulgarian speech