Giorgi Jgharkava
PhD in Philology
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Invited Lecturer
Giorgi Jgharkava
PhD in Philology
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Invited Lecturer
The Concept of "Fate" in the Proverbs of Kartvelian Languages:
Abstract
Proverbs and idioms, as linguistic units containing cultural information, express the psychology and social habits of the language collective that created them. That is why they are especially important not only from the perspective of linguistics but also from the perspective of linguoculturology and other related disciplines. In particular, to present the issue of the formation of people's historical memory and collective intelligence, it is relevant to observe what basic national-cultural concepts are given in paroemias.
The relevance of the study of concepts in the Georgian discourse is confirmed by recent studies (Omiadze, 2009, 2010, 2013 2015; Kurashvili, 2007; Goshkheteliani, 2011; Barbakadze, 2012; Eragia, 2012; Beriashvili, 2016; Kakachia et al. 2018; Jijava, Akhvlediani, 2018; Berkatsashvili, 2020; Geldiashvili, 2023 etc.), in which several concepts are analyzed. We think that the inclusion of the empirical material of other Kartvelian languages besides Georgian in the characterization of the Kartvelian linguistic space will allow us to present a more complete picture and deepen the research in this direction.
Taking into account the above, the report will discuss the concept of "fate" with the highest degree of semiotic complexity among the defining signs of the concept in the paroemias (idioms and proverbs) of the Kartvelian languages, which, as "the most important category of consciousness" (Omiadze 2009:96), at the same time, is considered to have its place among the basic concepts (Berkatsashvili 2020). In the Georgian literary language and dialects, the mentioned concept is represented by a number of synonymous lexemes (c̣era, bedisc̣era, iġbali, bed-iġbali, sve, sve-bedi, gangeba, xvedri, c̣ili, eṭli, paṭumi, davlati, dorani, q̇ismati, nasibi, uġuri, aǯali, ruzġi etc.), and in non-literary Kartvelian languages, the circle of synonyms for fate is relatively narrow.
The main empirical base of the report consists of published Georgian, Megrelian, Laz, Svan proverbs and idioms. In addition, dictionary data and electronic resources are taken as the analysis material. Examples are provided from the material we collected as part of our linguistic expedition. Taking into account the existing scientific literature and extensive empirical material, the report examines the semantic-distributive field of the concept of "fate", analyzes several problematic issues, such as: the relationship between fortune, fate and destiny; Reflection of existential and religious consciousness about the concept of fate, and so forth.
Examples are also provided from the material we collected during our linguistic expeditions. Taking into account the existing scientific literature and extensive empirical material, the report examines the semantic-distributive field of the concept of "fate" and analyzes several problematic issues, such as the relationship between fate, destiny, and fortune and the reflection of existential and religious consciousness in relation to the concept of fate.
Keywords: Kartvelian Languages; The concept of "fate"; Proverb; Idiom; Paremiology.