The Types of the Qualifying Words in Pairs in Georgian and Their Teaching to Non-Georgians

Abstract

Numerous complexities come across when studying Georgian and their explanation and presentation should be given differently for Non-Georgian speakers to be easily understandable and perceptible.

The aim of this work is to present easily the models of the types of declension of qualifying words in pairs and their teaching issues.

As it is known, in the Georgian language we have two types of declension of qualifying words in pairs before and after a noun: co-ordinated or attributive and regulated or substantive. Also, it is important what position does it have in relation to the qualifying word: precedes or follows it. First of all we will discuss the cases, where the qualifying word stands in a front position, because this is actual to the modern Georgian.

Traditional classification is mainly based on formative analysis. We think it is important to present classification of syntagma considering morpho-syntactic aspects. In Georgian, except for the above-mentioned pairs, other syntagmas are allocated, which are semantically linked with each other and create certain units. It’s important to note that in syntagma, in which we have qualifying words, the link between them is conditioned by modified nouns, while the qualifying word characterizes modifying words by certain signs. There is a certain semantical link between them.

We think, that while teaching existing syntagmas in language we should consider their semantics, morpho-syntactic aspects of the language, in order to make every case much more understandable and memorable for non-Georgian students.

According to above mentioned, we outline three models of the qualifying words in pairs upon the prepositional order:

1. Qualifying words with the vowel ending (qualifying word with the zero allomorphs);
2. Qualifying words with the consonant ending: sub-divided into two groups: a) transitional; b) reduced (nouns expressing the profession and the title);
3. Qualifying words introduced in the genitive, instrumental and adverbial cases, unchanged in all