Historical and philological journal
PUBLISHED SINCE 1958

ԼՈՒՅՍ Է ՏԵՍՆՈՒՄ 1958 ԹՎԱԿԱՆԻՑ
Историко-филологический журнал
ИЗДАЕТСЯ С 1958 ГОДА
  • Manuk Felekyan - Lexicographical presentation of personal pronouns
    8 Pages | 113-121 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2024.2-113 |

    Revceived on: 2024-02-16 | Reviewed on: 2024-02-28 | Accepted for printing on: 2024-07-10

    Published in: 2024 N 2 (226) / Linguistics

    The dictionary interpretation of pronouns largely depends on the grammatical understanding of the pronoun. The problem, to which part of speech this group of words belong, has not received its final solution in grammar yet. This is one of the main reasons for controversies in the lexicography of personal pronouns.

    Keywordspronouns explanatory dictionary dictionaries of the Western Armenian language choice of a headword in a dictionary lexical meaning of a word grammatical features dictionary interpretation.

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  • Hrachya Baloyan - Words related to nationality and national in the language of journalism of the Armenian press (early 1990s)
    12 Pages | 189-201 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2024.1-189 |

    Revceived on: 2024-01-21 | Reviewed on: 2024-02-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2024-03-22

    Published in: 2024 N 1 (225) / Linguistics

    There are numerous newly formed words related to nationality and national in the language of journalism of the Armenian press for the period from 1991 to 1993. Among the words related to nationality and national, the words consisting of the component ազգ (nation) dominate. Among the latter, there are adjectives that are composed of nation + simple noun pattern, where the noun endings express a participial meaning. Some words are formed in the pattern nation + verbal noun (with the suffix -ում (the same as -tion in English)). A number of words were formed in the pattern nation + noun (with the suffix –ություն (the same as -ity in English). We also have newly formed words composed of ազգ (nation) + adjective pattern. We have encountered only one verb with the component ազգ (nation). Some words of another kind were also composed with the suffix – ություն (the same as -ity in English). There are three words formed by the component էթն(ոս) (ethnos (ethnicity)).

    KeywordsArmenian press nation national newly formed words meaning Armenian (language) Armenian (nation) Russian.

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  • 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.

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  • 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

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  • Artsvik Suvaryan - Grammatical typology of subject and resultative participles of modern literary Eastern Armenian and German languages
    11 Pages | 189-200 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-185 |

    Revceived on: 2021-09-25 | Reviewed on: 2021-12-16 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-01-21

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

    Subject participles of modern German and literary Eastern Armenian maintain the uniformity of composition. Resultative participle of German, due to the peculiarities of the verb, appears in two different forms of composition, by revealing certain peculiarities over composition of the Resultative participle in the Armenian language. Resultative participle is closely connected with the German verb system. Being one of the three main forms of the verb, it participates in the composition of compound finite tense forms and the Simple Past.

    Keywords grammatical typology Armenian and German languages Subject and Resultative Participles simultaneity pre-tense conditions active-passive voice literary Eastern Armenian Western Armenian resultative+ եմ/էի construction circumstantial functions.

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  • Davit Gyurjinyan - Historical development of the name of the English language in the Armenian language
    18 Pages | 169-187 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.2-169 |

    Revceived on: 2022-06-18 | Reviewed on: 2022-04-25 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-05-03

    Published in: 2022 N 2 (220) / Linguistics

    By analogy of the relevant structures of the Armenian language of the 5th century AD to designate the concept of “English language” were first used by the phrase: անգղիացւոց բարբառ “speech of the Englishmen”, անգղիացւոց լեզու “language of the Englishmen”, անգղիական / անգլիական բարբառ “English speech” and անգղիական լեզու “English language”. From the end of the 18th century in Armenian language, five versions of language names are used: անգղիարէն, անգղիերէն, անգլիարէն, անգլիերէն եւ անգլերեն / անգլերէն, which are characterized by sounds լ/ղ, by variative suffixes -արէն / -երէն, the presence or the absence of a component ի.

    Keywordsname of language variability historical lexicology development of vocabulary standardization derivational pattern անգղիացւոց լեզու “Language of Englishmen” անգղիարէն / անգղիերէն / անգլիարէն / անգլիերէն / անգլերեն “English language” lexicographic tradition unification of the language name.

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  • Lusine Ghamoyan - Native Armenian words in the semantic field of “clothing”
    12 Pages | 188-200 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.2-188 |

    Revceived on: 2022-04-04 | Reviewed on: 2022-04-16 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-05-24

    Published in: 2022 N 2 (220) / Linguistics

    From Old Armenian a small number of indigenous Indo-European names denoting clothing or apparel have come down to us (according to the samples we have collected, about 3 dozens). Some of them have passed from Old Armenian, Middle Armenian and from dialects to modern literary Armenian: although it should be noted that some of these words are presumably native Indo-European. Many of the roots have undergone significant semantic changes over time: a) changed their primary meanings,

    Keywordsclothes semantic filed native Armenian words Proto-Indo-European Language root.

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  • Vardan Petrosyan - Hushing sounds of the Old Armenian (Diachronic and a chronic aspects)
    13 Pages | 228-241 | DOI: Doi.10.52853/01350536-2021.3-228 |

    Revceived on: 2021-07-21 | Reviewed on: 2021-09-21 | Accepted for printing on: 2021-11-12

    Published in: 2021 N 3 (218) / Discussions

    The definition of main prototypes of the Armenian voiceless husing շ(š) does not present any difficulty: these are the I.-E. *s and *k՛(ṷ). The quantitative ratio of the proto-forms, as well as typological parallels of շ (š) with non relative languages confirms this conclusion.

    Keywordssibilants Iranian loan words voiced hushing sounds Old Slavonic Slavic studies proto-language Latvian Avesta Caucasian languages typological parallels diachronic aspect achronic aspect.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Hrachya Baloyan - Large Educational and Cultural Center: Lazarev Institute
    14 Pages | 3-17 | DOI: 10.54503/0135-0536-2026.2-3 |

    Revceived on: 2026-04-22 | Reviewed on: 2026-05-07 | Accepted for printing on: 2026-06-18

    Published in: 2026 N 2 (232) / History

    One of the institutions that played a significant role in Armenian reality is the Lazarev Institute in Moscow. Founded by the Lazarev (Eghiazarian) family and operating in a foreign country, it rendered invaluable service to the Armenian people. The institution opened its doors in 1815, which is officially considered the year of its establishment. Alongside general education subjects, foreign languages were also taught there. Representatives of various nationalities studied at the institute.

    Keywords Moscow the Lazarevs Lazarev Institute language student education subject

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  • Lusine Margaryan - The Process of Renaming in the Toponymic System of Artsakh: Foundations, Causes and Consequences
    21 Pages | 130-151 | DOI: 10.54503/0135-0536-2026.2-130 |

    Revceived on: 2026-05-27 | Reviewed on: 2026-06-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2026-06-18

    Published in: 2026 N 2 (232) / Linguistics

    The renaming of oikonyms in the toponymic system of Artsakh is a multilayered process shaped by the interaction of historical, linguistic, cultural, and political factors. The renaming causes changes to the semantic content of an oikonym, the perception of its historical biography, and its symbolic value in public consciousness. The renaming is grounded on administrative-territorial restructuring, socio-economic relations and the ideological changes that reflect them, linguistic contacts, as well as requirements of written documentation and cartographic representation. In different historical periods, translation, phonetic transformation, calquing, reinterpretation, transliteration, literary normalization and standardization have served as mechanisms of oikonymic changes.

    KeywordsArtsakh place name oikonym renaming toponymic system historical memory administrative-territorial restructuring socio-economic relations language standardization identity cartography

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  • Karine Arakelyan - Lingual and Stylistic Means of Satire in Ervand Tolayan’s Prose
    14 Pages | 152-166 | DOI: 10.54503/0135-0536-2026.2-152 |

    Revceived on: 2026-05-18 | Reviewed on: 2026-05-29 | Accepted for printing on: 2026-06-18

    Published in: 2026 N 2 (232) / Linguistics

    The Western Armenian satirical writers have occupied a worthy niche in Armenian literature playing an undeniable role in its development. However, many of them, despite their merits, remain almost unknown to the Armenian reader and unjustly forgotten. One of them is Yervand Tolayan (1883‒1937), a writer, editor and actor, who gained fame in the Armenian cultural life of Constantinople at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1910, his main work, the satirical novel "In the Footsteps of the Ideal" was published; the novel presented the life and customs of the Armenians of Constantinople, particularly of the district Bera, in a bright satirical subtext.

    KeywordsYervand Tolayan satire language speech style means of imagery lexical layers

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