ИСТИНА

We render the notion of обобщенноличность (generalized subjects) in traditional and formal descriptions of Modern Bulgarian and Modern Russian. "Traditional" and "formal" are merely tags, since there seem to be different definitions and different approaches to generalized subjects in the descriptions of Russian and Bulgarian grammar. Moreover, the formalization requires a critical survey of competing formal and semi-formal descriptions applying to the notion 'generalized subject' in semantics and/or surface syntax. We argue that while the generalized (silent) subject argument of the 'обобщенноличные предложения' always have generic definitions, non-subject (overt) arguments of the generic situation can have specific referential status, contrary to the claims raised e.g. by A.Bondarko (1991).