Martirosov, A. G. Pronouns in the Kartvelian Languages: A Historical-Comparative Analysis (Natsvalsakheli kartvelur enebshi), 1964. In Georgian.

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ნაცვალსახელი ქართველურ ენებში: ისტორიულ-შედარებითი ანალიზი. / საქართველოს სსრ მეცნიერებათა აკადემია, ენათმეცნიერების ინსტიტუტი.
თბილისი : საქართველოს სსრ მეცნიერებათა აკადემიის გამომცემლობა, 1964.
402 გვ. ; 22 სმ. ტირაჟი 1500 ცალი. მყარი ყდა.
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Martirosov, Aram.
Pronouns in the Kartvelian Languages: A Historical-Comparative Analysis. / Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR, Institute of Linguistics.
Tbilisi : Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR, 1964.
402 pp. ; 22 cm. Hardcover. Edition of 1,500 copies. In Georgian.

This 1964 monograph by the distinguished linguist Aram Martirosov is a foundational work in the field of Kartvelology, specifically focusing on the diachronic development of pronominal systems within the Kartvelian language family. Published under the auspices of the Institute of Linguistics of the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR, the volume represents a rigorous application of the comparative-historical method to Georgian, Megrelian, Laz, and Svan. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of Kartvelian morphology, including the arrangement of personal, demonstrative, and interrogative pronouns, tracing their evolution from reconstructed Proto-Kartvelian forms to their modern grammatical functions. Martirosov’s analysis is critical for understanding the structural shifts in case marking and person-number agreement that define the unique typological profile of these languages.
Spanning over 400 pages, the work synthesizes vast amounts of dialectological and historical data, making it an indispensable primary source for Caucasologists and general typologists alike. At the time of its publication, Martirosov’s research contributed significantly to the "Tbilisi School" of linguistics, which sought to solidify the genetic relationship between the South Caucasian languages through meticulous internal reconstruction. Issued in a relatively small print run of 1,500 copies, this hardcover edition remains a high-value academic artifact. It captures a pinnacle moment in Soviet linguistic scholarship, where traditional philology met modern structural analysis to unravel the mysteries of one of the world's most complex and isolated language families.