title: Functional Specificity of the Crimean Bulgar Language
abstract: The paper aims to identify specificity of the Crimean Bulgar language functioning at the modern stage. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the authors introduce new data on the problem of the Crimean Bulgar language functioning into scientific use. The following conclusions are justified: firstly, the Bulgarian dialect bearers do not perceive “dialect differences” as a marker for differentiating “natives” and “outsiders”; secondly, regardless of the high level of literary l
journal: Philology Theory & Practice