Historical and philological journal
PUBLISHED SINCE 1958

ԼՈՒՅՍ Է ՏԵՍՆՈՒՄ 1958 ԹՎԱԿԱՆԻՑ
Историко-филологический журнал
ИЗДАЕТСЯ С 1958 ГОДА
  • Artak Vardanyan - Relations of the Otsop-Hors subdialect with the surrounding dialects
    5 Pages | 107-112 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2024.2-107 |

    Revceived on: 2024-05-03 | Reviewed on: 2024-05-06 | Accepted for printing on: 2024-07-10

    Published in: 2024 N 2 (226) / Linguistics

    The Otsop dialect (Otsop-Horsa), to some extent, stands out among the closely related dialects of the Jauk-Vayk interdialect (about a dozen villages of the Vayots Dzor marz of the Republic of Armenia). Phonetic, morphological and lexical deviations of the Otsop dialect from the general features of the interdialect can be explained not only by contacts with the neighboring dialects (Artsakh-Syunik dialect, interdialect of Northern Goghtn), but also by the fact that in the first half of the 19th century Armenians who migrated from Khoy and Salmast moved to the village of Otsop and lived together with the local residents, whose native dialect left its mark on some features of the autochthonous dialect.

    KeywordsJahuk-Vayk interdialect Otsop-Hors subdialect phonetic features morphological deviations lexical differences Khoy dialect Artsakh-Syunik dialect.

    Download
  • Armen Sargsyan, Shogher Minasyan - Lavrenti Hovhannisyan’s research on the dialect of Karabakh (Artsakh)
    12 Pages | 131-143 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2024.3-131 |

    Revceived on: 2024-07-24 | Reviewed on: 2024-07-29 | Accepted for printing on: 2024-11-21

    Published in: 2024 N 3 (227) / Linguistics

    Lavrenti Hovhannisyan, contemporary Armenian linguist, Doctor of Philology, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, has authored a series of scientific works dedicated to the Karabakh dialect. In his works, he has examined the archaic phonetical, lexical, and grammatical features of the dialect in order to prove the existence of the Armenian population in Artsakh since ancient times. Among the most characteristic phonetic phenomena, he highlights the deafening of the initial voiced consonants in Classical Armenian, in some cases aspiration and palatalization of these consonants, which he does not associate with Turkic influence, the absence of the “f” sound and the presence of oxytonic stress.

    KeywordsKarabakh (Artsakh) dialect L. Hovhannisyan Classical Armenian Iranian languages phonetic system lexis grammatical system loanwords etymology archaisms.

    Download
  • Artak Vardanyan - Viktor Katvalyan: Dictionary of the Bayazet dialect (in Eng.)
    2 Pages | 271-273 |

    Revceived on: 2023-03-13 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Reviews

    Download
  • Gayane Chopuryan - Phonetic changes of diphthongs and triphthongs in the Armenian epigraphic inscriptions (12–16th centuries)
    14 Pages | 203-217 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-203 |

    Revceived on: 2023-06-09 | Reviewed on: 2023-07-03 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Linguistics

    The study of the transformations that diphthongs and triphthongs underwent in epigraphic inscriptions of the 12–16th centuries allows us to conclude that some cases of phonetic changes are widespread and characteristic of almost all the dialects and accents whereas the other part is limited not only chronologically, but also in terms of manifestation and functioning of phonetic changes. These changes from the point of view of the primary usage of some linguistic realities or new interpretation of existing phenomena are novation for the Middle Armenian language.

    Keywordsepigraphy Old Armenian Middle Armenian dialect simplification of a diphthong triphthongs diphthongization simplification phonetic combination.

    Download
  • Sona Mikayelyan - Dialectal word layer of Arabic borrowings in the Armenian language
    8 Pages | 201-209 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-197 |

    Revceived on: 2021-07-01 | Reviewed on: 2021-07-12 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-03-27

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Articles, reports

    The borrowed layer of vocabulary is an inseparable part of a language, formed at different stages of its historical development due to numerous extra-linguistic and linguistic factors. Synchronic and diachronic approaches to the study of borrowings aim at exploring the nature of the existing historical and cultural interrelations between the languages and the peoples of the given linguo-culture.

    Keywordsa borrowing Arabic borrowings in Armenian literary borrowings dialectal borrowings direct and mediated borrowings semantic and derivative changes active and passive borrowings.

    Download
  • Viktor Katvalyan - About the Hadrut dialect
    10 Pages | 144-154 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.3-144 |

    Revceived on: 2022-06-27 | Reviewed on: 2022-06-30 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-11-09

    Published in: 2022 N 3 (221) / Linguistics

    Hadrut is located in the south of the Republic of Artsakh, it was one of the regional centers of the NKAO. Before the occupation by Azerbaijan, the Hadrut region had 1 urban and 28 rural communities with 41 rural settlements. At present, the people of Hadrut have found refuge in different settlements of the Republic of Armenia deprived of the opportunity to return to their homeland: another unique dialect of Armenian is in danger of extinction.

    KeywordsHadrut dialect Karabakh dialect Ս (S) branch phonetic features grammatical features dialect communities analytical forms pronouns participle continuative tenses.

    Download
  • Verjine Svazlyan - Relics of the oral tradition of the Artsakh Armenians emigrated to Pyatigorsk (According to the materials recorded by the author)
    14 Pages | 210-224 |

    Revceived on: 2021-03-09 | Reviewed on: 2021-03-10 | Accepted for printing on: 2021-03-30

    Published in: 2021 N 2 (217) / Articles, reports

    In 1964, under the auspice of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Academy of Sciences of Armenia, I have a scientific trip to Pyatigorsk to study the ethnic Armenians living there. When I reached my destination, I was informed that there was a district where Armenians of Karabakh (Artsakh) lived. For me, as a folklorist-ethnographer, it was interesting to know what changes they had undergone under the conditions of coexistence with the local people, whether they remained sincere to the traditions of their cradle, etc.

    KeywordsPyatigorsk Karabakh Artsakh Russia narrator oral tradition epic lyric and saying folklore Armenian dialect.

    Download
  • Viktor Katvalyan - About some words characteristic of speech of Lori (comparative analysis)
    16 Pages | 209-225 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2025.2-209 |

    Revceived on: 2025-05-23 | Reviewed on: 2025-05-29 | Accepted for printing on: 2025-07-11

    Published in: 2025 N 2 (229) / Linguistics

    Each dialect or speech is characterized by a unique vocabulary, which, by presenting commonalities and differences with the vocabulary of other dialect units, manifests itself as a system with unique semantic, word-formational, and etymological characteristics. The study of vocabulary is also important not only in terms of a comprehensive study of dialect speech, but also from the perspective of determining the interrelations and influences of dialect units, especially when there are controversial issues.

    Keywordsdialect of Lori vocabulary influence borrowing linguistic thinking semantic shift compound words dictionary.

    Download
  • Zaruhi Khachatryan - Some horse names attested in Persian and found in the Karabakh dialect
    22 Pages | 170-192 | DOI: DOI: 10.54503/0135-0536-2025.3-170 |

    Revceived on: 2025-09-21 | Reviewed on: 2025-09-25 | Accepted for printing on: 2025-11-17

    Published in: 2025 N 3 (230) / Linguistics

    The Karabakh dialect is one of the most distinctive Armenian dialects. Alongside original Armenian words, it contains a substantial number of borrowings from Persian, which have Iranian origin as well as Arabic and Turkic. This is quite natural, given the geographical proximity of Artsakh to the northern regions of Iran and intensive contacts with Iranian state and administrative structures during the period of melikdoms.

    KeywordsKarabakh dialect horse names Persian Iranian origin Arabic borrowing semantic change vocabulary dictionary

    Download
  • Vazgen Hambardzumyan - Armenological Inheritance of Arsen Aytinian
    19 Pages | 106-125 | DOI: 10.54503/0135-0536-2026.1-106 |

    Revceived on: 2025-05-26 | Reviewed on: 2025-07-07 | Accepted for printing on: 2026-03-20

    Published in: 2026 N 1(231) / Linguistics

    Arsen Aytinian (1825–1902), a prominent representative of European Armenian studies, a theorist of linguistics and a practical researcher of the history of the Armenian language. He left an indelible mark on the advancement of Armenian studies in the field of linguistics and philology in general. The activity of the Vienna Mekhitarist Congregation in the second half of the 19th century is fully connected with his name. He was an authority in the field of Armenian language in the context of general and theoretical linguistics of his time - a field that has broadly illuminated the development of Armenian studies from the very beginning and to this day.

    KeywordsArsen Aytinian armenology social nature of the language evolution. permanence synchronizm Old Armenian (Grabar) / New Armenian (Ashkharabar) literary language / dialects.

    Download
  • Viktor Katvalyan - Hrachya Acharyan: Life and Scientific Achievement
    17 Pages | 126-143 | DOI: 10.54503/0135-0536-2026.1-126 |

    Revceived on: 2026-02-10 | Reviewed on: 2026-02-11 | Accepted for printing on: 2026-03-20

    Published in: 2026 N 1(231) / Linguistics

    The numerous scientific works by Hrachya Acharyan (1876-1953) cover all domains of the study of the Armenian language. He is the founder of such scientific disciplines as the history of the Armenian language, Armenian dialectology, and experimental phonetics of Armenian language. Hr. Acharyan’s monumental contributions to Armenian lexicography, etymology of the Armenian language, the study of Armenian personal names, historical and comparative grammar of the Armenian language, typological and contrastive research, and many other fields are of fundamental importance to Armenian studies. The pedagogical legacy of the eminent Armenologist is immense.

    Keywordsdialect history of language general linguistics dictionary Meillet Hübschmann anthroponym Indo-European languages complete grammar.

    Download
  • Armen Sargsyan, Shogher Minasyan - Russian-Derived Phraseological Units in the Karabakh Dialect
    16 Pages | 144-160 | DOI: 10.54503/0135-0536-2026.1-144 |

    Revceived on: 2025-11-14 | Reviewed on: 2026-01-11 | Accepted for printing on: 2026-03-20

    Published in: 2026 N 1(231) / Linguistics

    The borrowed words in the Karabakh dialect, when compared to their meanings in Russian, may have either retained their original meaning or undergone various semantic changes. One of the manifestations of semantic changes is the use of these borrowed words in phraseological units. The phraseological units are mainly composed of borrowed subordinate components and Armenian dominant components. Phraseological units with communicative meaning – that is, those functioning as a sentence – are relatively few; they mainly have a simple structure; one-member phraseological units are also encountered.

    KeywordsKarabakh dialect Russian vocabulary borrowing phraseological unit semantic change root affix.

    Download