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Rare 1978 Soviet Linguistics Monograph: "Historical Morphology of Kartvelian Languages" by A. Oniani

For Caucasian linguists, Kartvelologists, and scholars of comparative historical grammar, this 1978 original Soviet hardcover monograph is a fundamental reference text. Published in Tbilisi by Ganatleba (გამომცემლობა „განათლება“), Issues of the Historical Morphology of Kartvelian Languages (ქართველურ ენათა ისტორიული მორფოლოგიის საკითხები) was authored by linguist Aleksandre Oniani.

Dedicated to the memory of Academician Giorgi Akhvlediani and Givi Machavariani, this 248-page study delivers a comparative diachronic analysis of the verbal systems of Georgian, Megrelian, Laz, and Svan.

Comparative Grammar of Georgian, Megrelian, Laz & Svan

This monograph applies structural and historical-comparative methods to Proto-Kartvelian reconstruction:

• Morphemic Synchronic & Diachronic Analysis: Detailed examination of verbal person markers (ზმნის პირი), number agreement (რიცხვი), and inclusivity/exclusivity (ინკლუზივ-ექსკლუზივი).

• Cross-Linguistic Data: Comparative evidence drawn from Modern Literary Georgian, regional Georgian dialects, Old Georgian monument texts (Khanmeti and Haemeti periods), Zan languages (Megrelian and Laz), and Svan.

• Proto-Kartvelian Reconstruction: Step-by-step internal reconstruction of common Proto-Kartvelian verbal stem formations (საერთო-ქართველური ფუძე-ენა).

• Theoretical Framework: References structuralist paradigms from L. Bloomfield, H. A. Gleason, E. Kurłowicz, A. Martinet, G. Klimov, E. Kubryakova, and G. Machavariani.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: ქართველურ ენათა ისტორიული მორფოლოგიის საკითხები (Issues of the Historical Morphology of Kartvelian Languages)

• Author: Aleksandre Oniani (ალექსანდრე ონიანი)

• Publisher: "Ganatleba" Publishing House (Tbilisi)

• Publication Date: 1978 (Tbilisi, Georgian SSR)

• Language: Georgian

• Binding: Original publisher's cloth-backed paper hardcover

• Page Count: 248 pages

• Classification: Caucasian Linguistics / Kartvelian Philology / Comparative Morphology