EXPRESSION OF THE GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENDER AND THE SOURCE OF ONE LINGUISTIC CHARACTER IN THE GELATIAN MANUSCRIPT

Abstract

Source knowledge searches can be conducted in different directions, including in the linguistic field. This or that manuscript may become a new source for the research of various issues of historical grammar. Such is the Gelatian manuscript (K14), which contains several interesting materials in theological, philosophical, historical, linguistic, and other directions.

In the article, we discuss the attempts to reflect the grammatical category of gender in the grammatical system of the Georgian language. We will conduct the discussion based on the 12th-century Gelatian translation of St. Maximus the Confessor's "Questions and Answers to Thalasses". We also take into account the indications of the original Greek text of the works.

In the article, we will also discuss one metatext of a linguistic nature, which was made by the Gelatian anonymous translator on one of the pages of the manuscript. The mentioned text is related to the issue of the representation of the grammatical category of gender in the Georgian text and also to the manner of production of derogatory forms. The named samples demonstrate the necessity of studying old Georgian sources from the point of view of studying this or that issue of historical grammar.

Keywords: Maxim the Confessor, Linguistic Source, Grammatical Category of Gender, Gelatian Manuscript. The Gelatian manuscript contains rich material in this regard.