Issues of the Structure of Kartvelian Languages (Kartvelur enata strukturis sakitkhebi). Vol. 1, 1959. In Georgian

ქართველურ ენათა სტრუქტურის საკითხები. ტომი I.
არნ. ჩიქობავას სახელობის ენათმეცნიერების ინსტიტუტი. რედაქტორი: მერაბ ჩუხუა.
თბილისი: საქ. მეცნ. აკადემიის გამომცემლობა, 1959.
309 გვ. ; 24 სმ. ტირაჟი — 1000 ც. მყარი ყდა.
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Issues of the Structure of Kartvelian Languages (Kartvelur enata strukturis sakitkhebi / Voprosy struktury kartvelskikh yazykov). Vol. 1.
Arn. Chikobava Institute of Linguistics. Edited by Merab Chukhua.
Tbilisi: Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the GSSR, 1959.
309 pp. ; 24 cm. Edition of 1000 copies. Hardcover.

This 1959 inaugural volume marks a significant milestone in the systematic research of the South Caucasian linguistic family. Published by the Institute of Linguistics under the direction of the legendary Arnold Chikobava and edited by Merab Chukhua, the text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of Kartvelian languages, including the arrangement of their unique phonological systems and complex morphosyntactic patterns. As a vital primary source, this volume documents the comparative-historical analysis of Georgian, Mingrelian, Laz, and Svan, focusing on the structural parallels and divergences that define the family's unity.  The research presented here addresses fundamental questions of ergativity, verbal polypersonalism, and the historical development of the Kartvelian case system. This academic edition, featuring detailed studies in both Georgian and Russian, was published in a limited run of 1000 copies. It is a significant bibliographical rarity for scholars of Caucasian philology, typologists, and researchers interested in the legacy of the Tbilisi school of linguistics during the mid-20th century.