{"product_id":"rare-1978-soviet-georgian-book-algeti-valley-dialect-tamar-salaridze-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Rare 1978 Soviet Georgian Book: Algeti Valley Dialect – Tamar Salaridze | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"37\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"37\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eRare 1978 Soviet Caucasian Monograph: \"The Georgian Dialect of the Algeti Valley\" by Tamar Salaridze\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"38\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"38\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFor academic research institutions, comparative linguists, and dedicated collectors of Caucasica, this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"39\" data-index-in-node=\"103\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e1978 original Soviet hardcover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e offers rare, specialized source material on the dialectological map of Eastern Georgia. Published in Tbilisi by the prestigious \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"39\" data-index-in-node=\"262\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMetsniereba\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e publishing house under the Institute of Linguistics of the Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"39\" data-index-in-node=\"367\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eსაქართველოს სსრ მეცნიერებათა აკადემია \/ ენათმეცნიერების ინსტიტუტი\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"39\" data-index-in-node=\"435\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"39\" data-index-in-node=\"435\"\u003eThe Georgian Dialect of the Algeti Valley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"39\" data-index-in-node=\"478\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eალგეთის ხეობის ქართული\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e) is a thorough regional study compiled by philologist Tamar Salaridze.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"40\"\u003eOwing to its specialized academic scope, this monograph received a restricted institutional print run of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"105\"\u003eonly 2,000 copies\u003c\/b\u003e, making surviving clean copies exceptionally difficult to source on the secondary market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"41\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"41\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eStructural \u0026amp; Dialectal Profile of the Algeti Gorge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"42\"\u003eSalaridze’s monograph systematically indexes the phonetic variations, grammatical deviations, and distinct vocabulary traits unique to the Kartlian sub-dialects spoken along the Algeti River basin in Kvemo (Lower) Kartli. Key highlights of the monograph include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"43\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"43,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"43,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePhonetic Analysis (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"43,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"19\"\u003eფონეტიკა\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e Comprehensive study of regional sound compositions, documenting vocalic developments and consonant mutations that diverge from standard literary Georgian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"43,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"43,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMorphology \u0026amp; Syntax (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"43,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"21\"\u003eმორფოლოგია და სინტაქსი\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e Granular breakdown tracking localized structural patterns in nouns, pronouns, adjective formations, and verb conjugation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"43,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"43,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThematic Lexicon (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"43,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"18\"\u003eდარგობრივი ლექსიკა\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e Features an integrated glossary detailing localized ethnographic terminology—preserving ancestral vocabulary related to nature, land cultivation, pastoral life, and rural trade tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"43,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"43,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDual-Language Value:\u003c\/b\u003e Main body and linguistic charts are in Georgian, supplemented by an analytical structural review in Russian (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"43,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"130\"\u003e\"Картлийский диалект Алгетского ущелья: Резюме\"\u003c\/i\u003e) for regional research utility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"44\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"44\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"45\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"45,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e ალგეთის ხეობის ქართული (The Georgian Dialect of the Algeti Valley)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"45,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tamar Salaridze (თამარ სალარიძე)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"45,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEditor-in-Chief:\u003c\/b\u003e Sh. Khabashvili (შ. ხაბაშვილი)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"45,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Metsniereba\" Publishing House (გამომცემლობა „მეცნიერება“)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"45,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1978 (Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"45,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgian (Main body) \u0026amp; Russian (Analytical summary)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"45,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's black grain-textured cloth boards, silver-stamped title typography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"45,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePrint Run \/ Circulation:\u003c\/b\u003e 2,000 copies (Soviet \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"45,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"46\"\u003eТираж\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"45,8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45,8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Caucasian Languages \/ Kartvelian Dialectology \/ Regional Onomastics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"46\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"47\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"47,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"47,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e The black cloth boards are robust, clean, and perfectly flat. The silver foil stamping remains crisp and highly reflective. Spine edges and corner tips show negligible shelf wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"47,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"47,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBinding Strength:\u003c\/b\u003e Incredibly firm, tight, and square. The volume displays pristine structural integrity with solid hinges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"47,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"47,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePaper Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e Clean, unmarked pages throughout. Leaves display a beautiful, light, uniform cream vintage patina common to 1970s academic paper. Completely free from marginal notation, library stamps, ownership signatures, or creased pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tsar to Soviets books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48776572731624,"sku":"GEO00018","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/8743\/6008\/files\/photo_1_2026-07-19_13-39-09.jpg?v=1784455181","url":"https:\/\/tsartosovietsbooks.com\/products\/rare-1978-soviet-georgian-book-algeti-valley-dialect-tamar-salaridze-tsar-to-soviet-books","provider":"Tsar to Soviets books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}