“Kutaisi Conversations“ - Big Scientific Forum Of Kartvelologists Of The 90s Of XX Century

Abstract

The result of the important work of the famous scientific-research institution of dialectology founded during the 90s of the XX century, a period considered as a tragic page of the Georgian history, in the late December of 1992 is that it has its scientific organ - periodic annual referenced journal “Kartvelian heritage” - which publishes the materials of Kutaisi conversations, the samples of Georgian language-dialects depicting the livelihood of the nation and its ethnocultural history, prepared by the various research groups.

One of the most important and impressive details of the Dialectology institute is the only and annual international symposium founded in the 90s - Kutaisi conversations, noncommercial, linguistic-ethnological-cultural scientific forum. “As the main
honor of the Kutaisi conversations was mentioned content diversity and linguistics, ethnology, folk studies and the results in Krtvelology contributed by the complex involvement of participants.” (T. Gvantseladze).

The subject matters of the symposium were important and problematic issues of the ethnic, linguistic-cultural history of the country discussed by the representatives of Katvelological sciences. For example: issues of Kartvelian dialectology, ethnology and folk; unity of people (ethnos, nation, tribe, community, surname) linguistic, ethnic, folk aspects; “Issues of mixing speech codes and mosaic culture”; “Dynamics of linguistic cultural situation in Georgia”, “Liturgy: linguistic and cultural aspects”.

Memorandum: on the IX symposium of Kartvelologysts held on May 11-12, 2002 - Kutaisi Conversations - participated by linguistics, ethnologists, archaeologists, historians, and folklorists, launched the memorandum neutralizing double standards towards Georgia, Georgian nation and Georgian language system. (Kartvelian dialectology institute, 2013 - editors: D. Svanidze, L. Khatchapuridze, M. Tedoradze, 2013: 342-344).

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