Verka Sasheva Ivanova is an Associate Professor in the Department of Modern Bulgarian Language at the Faculty of Modern Languages, St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo. With a PhD in Bulgarian Linguistics, she has established herself as a prominent scholar specializing in Bulgarian grammar, syntax, morphology, and pragmatics. Her academic career spans over two decades with continuous scholarly contributions to the field. Dr. Ivanova's research focuses on the structural and functional aspects of the Bulgarian language, with particular expertise in grammatical particles, verb constructions, and spoken language phenomena. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical applications in language teaching and standardization. She has examined linguistic phenomena across various registers, including conversational speech, artistic texts, and official documentation. Her recent publications (2020-2025) demonstrate a sustained research trajectory examining modal constructions, impersonal-predicative elements, discourse markers, and language change phenomena. These works reveal her systematic approach to analyzing the evolving nature of Bulgarian while maintaining rigorous theoretical frameworks. Her research shows particular interest in the intersection of grammatical structure and pragmatic function. Research Interests: Bulgarian grammar, syntax, morphology, pragmatics, language teaching, historical linguistics Key Contributions: Analysis of "da" constructions, impersonal-predicative words, conversational particles, language change patterns Dr. Ivanova has participated in significant research projects including "Bulgarian Language in the Globalized World" (2022) which examined challenges facing Bulgarian linguistics in contemporary contexts, and the "Proglas" project (2020-2021) focused on academic publishing in linguistics. Her scholarly work appears in leading Bulgarian linguistic journals and international publications, demonstrating both national and international recognition of her expertise.











