Предлози, обозначаващи топологични релации във френския и в българския език

This study of French and Bulgarian prepositions expressing topological relations is based on the cognitive approach, according to which perception has a leading role in conceptualization. Although global cognitive structures are universal, the specific linguistic expressions may also have their effect on the interpretation of spatial relations. Such differences have been established in connection with the various uses of dans and sur in French and в, по and на in Bulgarian