The Problem of Syntactic Isoglosses in G. Jahukyan’s Comparative Studies

Authors

  • Yuri Gabrielyan Yerevan State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/BYSU:B/2021.12.2.063

Keywords:

linguistic typology, word order, universals, preposition, postposition, Celtic language , Old Armenian, isogloss, Proto-Indoeuropean, areal linguistics, archaic words, language area

Abstract

The paper examines G. Jahukyan’s viewpoint on syntactic
isoglosses among the Indo-European languages and particularly between Armenian and
the Celtic languages. In his studies, the scientist puts forward the hypothesis of the VSO
typological sample as being more archaic, which, however, is not definitely evaluated in
Indo-European linguistics. The author of this paper confirms G. Jahukyan’s viewpoint
on the above-discussed matter with the help of careful examination of appropriate facts
and also the results of his researches.

Author Biography

Yuri Gabrielyan, Yerevan State University

Sc. D. in Philology, Professor, Head of the Chair of Germanic Philology, YSU

Published

2021-07-10

How to Cite

Gabrielyan, Y. (2021). The Problem of Syntactic Isoglosses in G. Jahukyan’s Comparative Studies. Bulletin of Yerevan University B: Philology, 12(2 (35), 63–71. https://doi.org/10.46991/BYSU:B/2021.12.2.063

Issue

Section

Linguistics