ИЗ ИСТОРИЯТА НА ПОНЯТИЕТО ЧЕСТ В БЪЛГАРСКИЯ ЕЗИК

The paper analyses the Bulgarian understanding of honour in its historical perspective. It depicts the meaning of the concept in different periods of Bulgarian social development. Semantic transformations of honour are documented on the basis of various sources, including oldest written documents from the First and Second Bulgarian Empire, folklore, old lexicographical sources, archives etc. The conducted research reveals that the structure of the Bulgarian concept of honour contains several permanent components as well as notions that have endured historical development and changes.Artykuł nie zawiera abstraktu w języku polski