Abstract. This report presents the international scientific conference The Standard Language and Dialects: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, held on June 5–6, 2025, in Pomorie, Bulgaria, to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the birth of the distinguished Bulgarian linguist Professor Ivan Kochev. Organized by the Institute for Bulgarian Language “Prof. Lyubomir Andreychin” at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the event brought together Bulgarian and international scholars who presented more than 35 papers in a plenary session and six thematic sections. The report outlines the main areas of academic discussion, including Bulgarian dialectology, linguistic geography, historical linguistics, etymology, lexicology, lexicography, and onomastics. Particular attention is paid to the interaction between the standard language and dialects, linguistic diversity across Bulgarian-speaking territories, and comparative research in Slavic and Balkan contexts. Studies addressing Bulgarian historical and cultural heritage are also presented. The importance of Professor Ivan Kochev’s scholarly legacy and international academic cooperation for the development of contemporary Bulgarian studies is emphasized. The conference is recognized as a significant scholarly forum contributing to further research on the Bulgarian language and its dialects.
Keywords: international scientific conference, Ivan Kochev, Bulgarian language, dialectology, linguistic geography, language history, Bulgarian studies
