Signed. Ломтадзе Гинухский диалект дидойского языка 1963 Lomtadze Ginukh Dialect

[Signed] Lomtadze, E. A. The Ginukh Dialect of the Dido Language (Ginukhskiy dialekt didoyskogo yazyka), 1963. In Russian.

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[Signed] Lomtadze, E. A. The Ginukh Dialect of the Dido Language (Ginukhskiy dialekt didoyskogo yazyka), 1963. In Russian.

$130.00

[Автограф автора] Ломтадзе Э. А. Гинухский диалект дидойского языка.
Тбилиси : Издательство Академии Наук Грузинской ССР, 1963.
220 с. Твердый издательский переплет, обычный формат. Тираж 1000 экз. Экземпляр с дарственной надписью и автографом автора.
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[Signed by the Author] Lomtadze, Eteri. The Ginukh Dialect of the Dido Language (Ginukhskiy dialekt didoyskogo yazyka).
Tbilisi : Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR, 1963.
220 pp. Hardcover, standard format. Print run: 1,000 copies. This copy contains a presentation inscription and the autograph of the author. 

This 1963 monograph is a foundational work in Caucasian linguistics, focusing on one of the most unique and endangered linguistic varieties of the Northeast Caucasian family. Eteri Lomtadze’s The Ginukh Dialect of the Dido Language is a monographic study of the Ginukh dialect, part of the Dido (Tsez) language within the Nakh-Dagestanian language family. Published by the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR, the book provides a detailed linguistic analysis of the phonetics, morphology, syntax, and lexicon of the Ginukh dialect, spoken in the Tsuntinsky District of the Dagestan ASSR (now Republic of Dagestan, Russia).
Scholarly Significance and Rarity: The Ginukh language (often classified here as a dialect of Dido/Tsez) is famous in linguistic circles for its incredibly complex phonological and morphological systems. At the time of this publication, the number of speakers was extremely small (recorded in the hundreds), making Lomtadze’s fieldwork and systematic documentation vital for the survival of the language’s data. This edition provides an exhaustive look at the dialect's ergative construction, its rich system of noun classes, and its unique lateral consonants.
The Author's Autograph: This particular copy is of exceptional value as it features the original autograph and a presentation inscription by Eteri Alekseevna Lomtadze. A prominent scholar at the Tbilisi school of linguistics, Lomtadze was part of the generation of researchers who solidified Georgia's status as a global center for Ibero-Caucasian studies. An inscribed copy from such a specialized field is a rare find for academic collections.
Published with a limited print run of only 1,000 copies, this book was intended for the narrow circle of Caucasian scholars and university libraries. For linguists, ethnographers of the Dagestan region, and collectors of signed academic editions, this 1963 publication remains a primary source of immense scientific and historical importance.

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