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Greek-Based Modelled Forms – Lexical-Transcriptional Borrowings in the Georgian Metaphrastic (Gelati) Redaction of the Life of Theodora of Alexandria

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The present study aims to analyse lexical-transcriptional borrowings influenced by Greek in the Georgian translation of the Life of Theodora of Alexandria, specifically in the Gelati redaction. The article seeks to identify the linguistic mechanisms through which Greek Christian terminology enters the Georgian text

Source: European Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

DOI: 10.29013/ejhss-26-2-21-27

Authors: Nana Mrevlishvili, Sophio Guliashvili, Tinatin Jikurashvili

Institutions: University of Georgia, University of Georgia

Language: English

Topic: Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: National Science Foundation

OpenAlex ID: W7155641701