Towards The Place Of Instrumental Case With -šw/-wš Markers In Svan

Authors

  • Merab Chukhua

Abstract

The article presents the view on lost of correspondence of Svan Instrumental case morpheme -šw/-wš in Georgian-Colchis. Only Svan preserves a case marker of Common Kartvelian parent-language origin that merged with other case in Georgian- Colchis. Rightness of such a approach is approved by the material of kindred Iberian- Caucasian languages, which clearly demonstrates functional-material correspondences of Svan -šw/-wš markers.

In terms of determining the devoicing of Svan (resp. CommonKartvelian) Instrumental case marker the decisive and significant role can be imposed on wellknown language of old civilization language Hattic, in which an Instrumental marker -šu allomorph is singled out.

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Published

2017-10-03

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Chukhua, M. (2017). Towards The Place Of Instrumental Case With -šw/-wš Markers In Svan. Yearbook of Kutaisi Ilia Chavchavadze Public Library , 9, 206–209. Retrieved from https://yearbook.openjournals.ge/index.php/kly/article/view/4782

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Vol. 9 (2017): Yearbook

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