Annual of Ibero-Caucasian Linguistics. Vol. 5 (Iberiul-kavkasiuri enatmetsnierebis tselitsdeuli), 1978. In Georgian, Russian, and English.

იბერიულ-კავკასიური ენათმეცნიერების წელიწდეული. ტ. 5.
Ежегодник иберийско-кавказского языкознания.
Annual of Ibero-Caucasian Linguistics.
საქართველოს სსრ მეცნიერებათა აკადემია.
თბილისი: მეცნიერება, 1978.
394 გვ. ტირაჟი 1500 ეგზ. რბილი ყდა.
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Annual of Ibero-Caucasian Linguistics. Vol. 5 (Iberiul-kavkasiuri enatmetsnierebis tselitsdeuli).
Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR.
Tbilisi: Metsniereba, 1978.
394 pp. Enlarged format. Edition of 1500 copies. Publisher's softcover.

This 1978 volume of the "Annual of Ibero-Caucasian Linguistics" continues the prestigious tradition of the Tbilisi school of philology, serving as a vital platform for the multidisciplinary study of the unique languages of the Caucasian isthmus. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the Ibero-Caucasian language family, including the arrangement of multilingual academic papers that focus on the comparative-historical analysis of the Kartvelian, Abkhazo-Adyghean, and Nakho-Dagestanian groups. This fifth volume is particularly noteworthy for its detailed explorations of the "Ancient Stage" of the Caucasian languages and its rigorous analysis of verb morphology and case systems.  As a vital primary source, this volume documents the advanced state of Soviet linguistic typology and etymology during the late 1970s, featuring contributions from scholars operating under the methodological influence of Arnold Chikobava. The 394-page collection includes extensive data on lexical parallels and phonological shifts, making it an indispensable resource for understanding the linguistic mosaic of the region. Published in an enlarged format with a limited print run of 1,500 copies, this softcover edition is a significant bibliographical rarity for Caucasiologists, linguists, and collectors of specialized scientific serials from the Georgian SSR.