ABSTRACT This study examined the term oplakvane in Bulgarian discourse. It refers to a communication practice – similar to complaining – and a range of associated cultural meanings for ways to construct a socio-economic and political reality. Data for this study included naturally occurring talk recorded during social events, interview responses from 50 participants, and a range of media postings from newspapers and online sources. These were examined through the lens of ethnography of communication and studies of terms for talk. By examining the term's context, potency, use, messages, meanings, and enactments, a larger cultural landscape is made available, illustrating how oplakvane not only describes negative talk, but references a communication ritual that serves to: (1) release the frustrations of everyday life, (2) celebrate and reinforce feelings of fate and despair, and (3) identify and locate a national Bulgarian character.

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呐喊和抗议：Oplakvane（抱怨）是交流实践的术语

摘要这项研究考察了保加利亚话语中的oplakvane一词。它指的是一种交流实践（类似于抱怨）以及一系列相关的文化含义，用于构建社会经济和政治现实。这项研究的数据包括社交活动中自然发生的谈话记录，50名参与者的访谈回复以及报纸和在线来源的一系列媒体报道。这些是通过人种学的传播学和话语术语的研究来检验的。通过检查术语的上下文，效用，用法，消息，含义和成文法，可以获得更大的文化景观，说明oplakvane不仅如何描述负面言论，而且还引用了一种交流礼仪，以：（1）释放人们的挫败感。日常生活，