Nation and Mother Tongue According to Publications of Akaki Tsereteli

(Context of Contemporary Challenges)

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Keywords:

nation, mother tongue, Akaki Tsereteli, contemporary challenges

Abstract

The work analyzes the following topics:

  • Viewpoints of Akaki about the relationship of nation and language, presents all contexts of researched terms nation, people, tribe.

  • terms used for denoting Georgians and other peoples;- citations of Akaki, which highlight who he considers as Georgians; our observation about the dynamics of the knowledge of Akaki during years;

  • every choronym, or word-forms, which are used for denoting the some country of Georgian by Akaki, aslo the names of other nations and countries;

  • position of Akaki in the period of the second half of 19th century and the beginning of 20th century about the hierarchy of speaking codes according their prestige.

  • Position of Akaki about the relations of Georgian historical mother tongue and dialects ( including mengrelian, svani, Lazi dialects ... ) In this context there is also analyses of the process of denationalization and so called Rusification politics by Akaki. We remark that every problem, which where emphasized by Akaki Tsereteli, still exist in actual context in our contemporary time - in the epoch of disorientated political spectrum and new globalist tendencies

Author Biography

Tariel Putkaradze, St. Andrew the First-called Georgian University

Georgian linguist, Doctor of philological sciences, philologist, dialectologist Tariel Putkaradze was born on May 9, 1960, in the High mountains of Georgian village Tomasheti (Achara, Georgia).     His works (since 1997s) are the great contribution for the field of linguistics, Kаrtvelology, Georgian dialectology.     Professor Tariel Putkaradze is an author and a head of academic programs (MA and PhD programs in Georgian language and dialects, Kartvelian dialects) at three universities around Georgia: The Saint Andrew the First-Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia (SANGU), Kutaisi Akaki Tsereteli State University and Sokhumi State University.   He was a full professor at Kutaisi State University, The Saint Andrew the First-Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia (SANGU).   In 2001-2021 Prof. T. Putkaradze acted as a chairman of the board of philological section of Humanitarian Sciences at the Georgian University (SANGU).   Since 1998 he has written more than 330 scientific work (among them 60 monographies and scientific collections/journals, textbooks) and about 300 publicist letters.   Prof. Putkaradze is a founder of several institutions working in the field of Field Linguistics, Kartvelology, Corpus Dialectology and Education, namely: Kartelian Language and Culture Without Borders (2001), Georgian Boards of Trustees Association (2004), National Institute of Education (2010), Georgian Mother Tongue International Fund (2015).

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2015-10-20

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Putkaradze, T. (2015). Nation and Mother Tongue According to Publications of Akaki Tsereteli: (Context of Contemporary Challenges). Yearbook of Kutaisi Ilia Chavchavadze Public Library , 7, 326–360. Retrieved from https://yearbook.openjournals.ge/index.php/kly/article/view/3607

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Vol. 7 (2015): Yearbook

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