Neopredelennyj artikl' pri imeni sobstvennom v bolgarskom i ital'janskom jazykach: netrivial'nost' i interpretacionnyj potencial

The authors of the present article compare, through the prism of the referential approach, the functions and semantics of nominal groups composed by indefinite article + proper name (anthroponym) in Bulgarian and Italian languages. The referential approach reveals complex semantic structure and functional variability of both indefinite article and proper names. The analysis allows to consider in a broader perspective the semantical role of the category of definiteness / indefiniteness for the interpretation of the utterance