Grammatical and affixal models for expressing negation in Kartvelian languages from the diachronic and synchronic viewpoint Maia Maduashvili, Nino Keburia, Maguli Ghambashidze, Elene Kadagishvili, Tamar Chankseliani & Giorgi Jgharkava (Institute of the Georgian Language, Faculty of Humanities, Tbilisi State University)

Participants of the project: Students . PHD Student Maia Maduashvili – Group of Old Georgian language. MA Student Maguli Ghambashidze – Group of Old Georgian language. PHD Student Nino Keburia – Group of Megrelian-Laz languages . Bachelor’s Student Giorgi Jgharkava – Group of Megrelian-Laz languages. Bachelor’s Student Tamar Chankseliani – Group of Svan language. Bachelor’s Student Elene Kadagishvili – Group of New Georgian language

The report presents the results of a research project, which took place in Tbilisi State University. The research project “Category of negation in Kartve-lian languages” was done by the students of the program, known as “Kartvelian Linguistics” (Faculty of Humanities), under the guidance of professors from the Institute of the Georgian language.

Professors

Prof. Ramaz Kurdadze –Research Director, Coordinator of New Georgian language group Prof. Darejan Tvaltvadze – Coordinator of Old Georgian language group Assoc. Prof. Maia Lomia – Co-instructor, Coordinator of Megrelian-Laz languages group

Assoc. Prof. Ketevan Margiani – Coordinator of Svan language group Assoc. Prof. Rusudan Zekalishvili – Coordinator of New Georgian language group

The South Caucasian Chalk Circle (SCCC):Philology meets Linguistics

Paris, September 22-24, 2016