This journal introduction offers a compelling exploration of diminutive suffixes in Bulgarian, presenting an insightful analysis of their position within morphological structures. The paper's adoption of a continuum model, situating diminutives between inflection and derivation, provides a nuanced framework for understanding their linguistic role. By examining their distribution, position within words, and the features they transfer, the study sheds light on the complex interplay between semantics and morpho-syntax. The suggestion that diminutive suffixes act as heads of their constructions, exhibiting a derivational nature, opens up intriguing avenues for further linguistic inquiry.

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