Peace Corps. Armenian Familiarization Course

The Armenian language is an independent member of the Indo-European language that belongs to the western branch of the European-Aryan family and traces its roots back to the time of Armeno-Phrygians, Hayes, and Urartians. There is also kinships with the ancient Hittites, Mitanni, Hurrian, and some Old Persian. Modern linguists claim that the Armenian language has retained its nationality from ancient times to the present, and that it possesses gr...

Dum-Tragut J. Modern Eastern Armenian. - Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2009. - 743p. The present volume sets out to describe the grammatical structure of Modern Eastern Armenian, the official language of Armenia, a state which only attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Armenia is situated in the Anatolian highlands between Turkey in the west, Syria and Iran in the south and south-east, and the Caucas...

Elementary Modern Armenian Grammar by Kevork H. Gulian (New York, 1990; reprinted many times), 196 pages. Excellent grammar for English speakers wanting to learn Western Armenian. Includes reading exercises, selection of useful words, phrases for Armenian conversation and Armenian-English, English-Armenian vocabulary. Book digitized by Google and uploaded by user Robert Bedrosian.

Essabal P. East armenian Reader. - Berkeley Campus: University of California, 1966. - 398p. This East Armenian Reader consists of material written in Mesropian spelling. An introduction (written in English) provides a historical review of the Armenian language. Glossaries (Armenian-English) and rules for abbreviations, spelling, and word composition are included.

Washington, D.C.: 1958. 422 p. Written for students of East Armenian, this textbook is designed for self-study or for use in the classroom. Thirty lessons, primarily intended to familiarize the student with the oral language through mastery of basic sentences and prammatical analysis, focus on everyday situational contexts. A review section and an Armenian-English glossary are included.

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Martirosyan H.K. Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon. - BRILL, 2009. - 988 p. As an Indo-European language, Armenian has been the subject of etymological research for over a hundred years. There are many valuable systematic handbooks, studies and surveys on comparative Armenian linguistics. Almost all of these works, with a few exceptions, mostly concentrate on Classical Armenian and touch the dialects only sporadically. No...

Peace Corps, 2005. 17 p. Audio: 128 kb/s Languages: English, Armenian Вводный курс армянского языка, разработанный для добровольцев Корпуса Мира. В курсе представлены 14 уроков, включающих базовую лексику. Подойдет всем, начинающим изучать армянский язык.

Samuelian T.J. Armenian dictionary in transliteration: Western pronunciation: Armenian-English, English-Armenian. - N.Y. : Hippocrene Books, 1993. - 141 p. English and Modern West Armenian in roman transliteration: Armenian script forms also added. ISBN 0-9617933-3-3. Contents. Abbreviations. Transliteration Table. Preface. English-Armenian Dictionary. Armenian-English Dictionary. Phrasebook.

Vartanian V. , Vartanian M. Armenian Language Competencies for Peace Corps Volunteers in Armenia. - Washington, D.C. : Peace Corps, 1992. - 176p. The instructional materials for Armenian are designed for the language training of Peace Corps volunteers in Armenia. They use a competency-based approach focusing on content, cultural context, and communication purpose simultaneously. Some are closely tied to work tasks, others to daily communication...