ABSTRACT:
Language contact not only changes a language, but it also enriches it. This presentation focuses on the changes in Bulgarian during the Greek and Turkish slavery, and the influence of other cultures that led to a lexicon and even meaning change of the language. The paper emphasizes and shows how often loanwords are used, even more often than Bulgarian words in some regions (and dialects too). It reveals how different cultures influence each other, whether such influence is positive or negative.
