Bivalent intransitive verbs suggest and require two types of indirect objects. Bivalent intransitive verbs collocate with the latter in three ways. In the first case, objects are collocated with the same verb by means of direct (non-prepositional) government. In the second case, the object expressed by a declensional form is collocated with the same verb by means of direct government, while the other object is collocated by means of indirect (prepositional) government, since it is expressed by a prepositional construction.

Keywords valency intransitive verbs indirect object collocability government direct (non-prepositional) government indirect (prepositional) government prepositional construction.

In the XIX-XX centuries, active water construction works were carried out on the territory of Armenia. An important part of this process was the territory of the current Tavush marz. Educated specialists, one of whom was Hovsep Abovyants, made a great contribution to the construction of reservoirs, springs and irrigation systems in the region. We are informed about the details of this construction works and current costs from his handwritten diary.

KeywordsHovsep Abovyants Tavush Koti Barekamavan Alaverdi family archive diary memorial wellspring well road construction.