@article{ART003343709},
author={Yoojung Chae},
title={Countability and Number in Slavic Nouns Meaning ‘Life’ - A Corpus-based Contrastive Study of Russian жизнь and Bulgarian живот -},
journal={Journal of Humanities},
issn={1598-8457},
year={2026},
number={101},
pages={005-039}
TY - JOUR
AU - Yoojung Chae
TI - Countability and Number in Slavic Nouns Meaning ‘Life’ - A Corpus-based Contrastive Study of Russian жизнь and Bulgarian живот -
JO - Journal of Humanities
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 101
PB - Institute for Humanities
SP - 005
EP - 039
SN - 1598-8457
AB - This study compares the singular and plural uses of Russian жизнь(zhizn’) and Bulgarian живот(zhivot) on the basis of corpus data and examines how countability is manifested in these abstract nouns. Drawing on data from the Russian National Corpus and the Bulgarian National Corpus, the study classifies the examples into four semantic types: biological life, individual life, social life, and metaphorical or abstract extension. The findings show that both lexemes are primarily realized in the singular, but they differ in the normative status and actual distribution of plural forms. The study argues that this difference reflects not merely a simple morphological contrast, but a cross-linguistic difference in semantic individuation and the linguistic encoding of countability.
KW - Countability;Abstract nouns;Plural forms;Semantic individuation;Russian-Bulgarian contrast
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Yoojung Chae. (2026). Countability and Number in Slavic Nouns Meaning ‘Life’ - A Corpus-based Contrastive Study of Russian жизнь and Bulgarian живот -. Journal of Humanities, 101, 005-039.
Yoojung Chae. 2026, "Countability and Number in Slavic Nouns Meaning ‘Life’ - A Corpus-based Contrastive Study of Russian жизнь and Bulgarian живот -", Journal of Humanities, no.101, pp.005-039.
Yoojung Chae "Countability and Number in Slavic Nouns Meaning ‘Life’ - A Corpus-based Contrastive Study of Russian жизнь and Bulgarian живот -" Journal of Humanities 101 pp.005-039 (2026) : 005.
Yoojung Chae. Countability and Number in Slavic Nouns Meaning ‘Life’ - A Corpus-based Contrastive Study of Russian жизнь and Bulgarian живот -. 2026; 101 : 005-039.
Yoojung Chae. "Countability and Number in Slavic Nouns Meaning ‘Life’ - A Corpus-based Contrastive Study of Russian жизнь and Bulgarian живот -" Journal of Humanities no.101(2026) : 005-039.
Yoojung Chae. Countability and Number in Slavic Nouns Meaning ‘Life’ - A Corpus-based Contrastive Study of Russian жизнь and Bulgarian живот -. Journal of Humanities, 101, 005-039.
Yoojung Chae. Countability and Number in Slavic Nouns Meaning ‘Life’ - A Corpus-based Contrastive Study of Russian жизнь and Bulgarian живот -. Journal of Humanities. 2026; 101 005-039.
Yoojung Chae. Countability and Number in Slavic Nouns Meaning ‘Life’ - A Corpus-based Contrastive Study of Russian жизнь and Bulgarian живот -. 2026; 101 : 005-039.
Yoojung Chae. "Countability and Number in Slavic Nouns Meaning ‘Life’ - A Corpus-based Contrastive Study of Russian жизнь and Bulgarian живот -" Journal of Humanities no.101(2026) : 005-039.
