PRESENTATIONS
This section lists invited lectures, conference and colloquium presentations, with links to abstracts and programmes provided wherever possible. In addition, selected slides, posters and handouts are included for both research and teaching purposes. Please note that some materials are preliminary versions and may differ from or have since been expanded in other works.
2025
2024
- Building a Universal Dependencies Treebank for Georgian /co-authors I. Lobzhanidze, E. Maghradze, A. Gozalishvili and T. Jalaghonia/. Conference: Treebanks and Linguistic Theories, Hamburg University, 5 December. [Proceedings: PDF]
- Pro-drop in Georgian. Workshop: Universal Properties of Natural Language and Georgian as a Case Study, St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, 15 November. [Flyer & Schedule: PDF]
- Georgian Grammar by Anthony I and its theoretical implications for Case assignment. Conference: Kartvelian Linguistic Diversity, ISU, Tbilisi, 1 November. [Abstract: PDF]
- Georgian Syntactic Treebank and UDPipe model /co-authors E. Maghradze, I. Lobzhanidze, A. Gozalishvili and T. Jalaghonia/. Conference: Kartvelian Linguistic Diversity, ISU, Tbilisi, 31 October. [Abstract: PDF]
- Bodleian Manuscripts of Georgian Grammar and Language Studies. Digital Humanities Oxford Summer School, Blackwell Hall, Weston Library, Oxford University, 12 August. [Poster: PDF]
- Dependent Case Theory (DCT) and ergative case assignment in Georgian. Syntax-Semantics Workshop, Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics, Oxford University, 6 June.
- Bodleian manuscripts of Georgian grammar and language studies: description and digitalisation. The Third Georgia-Oxford Forum, Georgia’s European Aspirations: The Role of Soft Power and Public Diplomacy, St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, 31 May. [Slides: PDF]
- Georgian grammar manuscripts in the Wardrop Collection of the Bodleian Library. Treasures of the Bodleian: Weston Library Coffee Mornings series, Oxford University, 24 May.
- Implicit arguments in Georgian unergatives. General Linguistics Colloquium, Georg-August University of Göttingen, 9 January.
2023
- The existence of an implicit object in Georgian unergatives. Workshop: Null Objects from a Crosslinguistic and Developmental Perspective, NOCroDeP 2023, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main, 7–8 December. [Abstract: PDF]
- Some issues of Georgian language syntax. A two-day seminar on Georgian Syntax and Universal Dependencies Schemes, Institute of Linguistics, ISU, Tbilisi, 21 November.
- Case theory and argument structure in Georgian. The South Caucasian Chalk Circle-3, SCCC-3, ISU, Tbilisi, 2–4 October.
- Syntactic annotation of Georgian in the UD schemes /co-authors E. Maghradze, I. Lobzhanidze, A. Gozalishvili and T. Jalaghonia/. 14th Tbilisi Symposium on Logic, Language and Computation, TbiLLC 2023, 18–22 September.
- Georgian ergative: inherent or dependent case? 56th Annual Meeting of the Societas Linguistica Europea, SLE 2023, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 29 August – 1 September. [Abstract: PDF]
2022
2021
2020
- Case theory in Minimalist Program (MP). Doctoral Colloquium, ISU, Tbilisi, 14 December. [Didactic Slides: PDF]
- Checking case assigning dependency on transitivity condition. Doctoral Colloquium, ISU, Tbilisi, 19 June. [Slides: PDF]
- Ergative in Georgian: Inherent or Structural? Syntax/semantics Oberseminar Lecture Series, Georg-August University of Göttingen, 9 June.
2019
- Idioms: Print or Digital? /co-author I. Lobzhanidze/. Language and Modern Technologies V – Issues of Historical and Etymological Lexicography, TSU, 15–17 December. [Slides: PDF]
- Differential Subject Marking in Georgian. Geisteswissenschaftliche Einblicke, Tag der GSGG, University of Göttingen, 24 October. [Flyer: PDF]
- Contact-induced grammatical changes in Pontic Greek spoken in Georgia. 52nd Annual Meeting of the Societas Linguistica Europea, SLE 2019, Leipzig University, 21–24 August. [Abstract: PDF; Slides: PDF]
- Subject Marking in Medieval Georgian: The Georgian Chronicles. Leeds International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, 1–4 July.
- Differential Subject Marking in Georgian. Syntax/semantics Oberseminar Lecture Series, Georg-August University of Göttingen, 8 January.[Slides: PDF]
2018
- From Syntax to roots: A syntactic approach to root interpretation. Advanced Seminar in Syntax, Georg-August University of Göttingen, 18 December. [Paper Summary Slides: PDF]
- Introduction to Syntactic Theories. Seminar of the Institute of Linguistic Studies, ISU, Tbilisi, 9 October. [Didactic Slides: PDF]
- Case Theory. Summer School: The South Caucasian Chalk Circle, Generative Linguistics and Kartvelian Studies, ISU, Tbilisi, 11 September. [Slides: PDF]
- Some aspects of Modern Greek Syntax. Educational Seminar for Greek Language Teachers of Federation of Greek Communities in Georgia: Teaching of Greek as a second/foreign language, TSU, 11 September. [Slides: PDF]
- Translation method and teaching of translation. Educational Seminar for Greek Language Teachers of Federation of Greek Communities in Georgia: Teaching of Greek as a second/foreign language, TSU, 11 September. [Slides: PDF]
2017
- Translations of Modern Greek Literature in Georgian. Workshop, TSU, 20 December. [Slides: PDF]
- Number in Pontic Greek spoken in Georgia /co-author I. Lobzhanidze/. 13th International Conference on Greek Linguistics, Westminster University, London, 7–9 September. [Proceedings: PDF]
- Contrastive analysis – difficulties on morphological and syntactic level. Educational Seminar for Greek Language teachers: Teaching of Greek as a second/foreign language, TSU, 13 June.
2016
- Loan verbs adaptation in Pontic Greek (as spoken in Georgia). 1st International Conference on Language Contact in Balkans and Asia Minor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, The Institute of Modern Greek Studies (Manolis Triandaphyllidis Foundation), 3–5 November. [Programme: PDF; Abstract: PDF; Video: mp4; Slides: PDF]
- Corpus of Pontic Greek Dialect as spoken in Georgia and Digital Principles of Linguistic Research. International Symposium: The Idea and Forms of Innovation in Greek Culture (Antiquity, the Middle Ages, Modernity), TSU, 19–20 September. [Slides: PDF]
- The Romeika Dialect of Pontic Greeks living in Georgia: The Past and the Present. Conference: The Role of Ethnic Minorities in History and Culture, TSU, 6 June.
- Accommodation of transferred verbs in Pontic Greek (spoken in Georgia). Conference: The Impact of Socio-Political Transformations on Language and Identity, TSU, 18–20 February. [Programme: PDF]
2015
- Phonology of Pontic Dialect. Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies, Bielefeld University, 12 October.
- Diachronic Development of Gender System in Pontic. Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies, Bielefeld University, 5 October. [Handout: PDF]
- Influence of Contact Languages on Grammatical Gender in Pontic Greek (spoken in Georgia). 12th International Conference on Greek Linguistics, Freie Universität Berlin, 16–19 September. [Programme: PDF]
- Lecture on Contrastive Linguistics. Department of Linguistics, MA level, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 21 May.
- Loan-verbs in Pontic Greek (spoken in Georgia). Tbilisi-Bielefeld Workshop on Contact and Change, TSU, 19 February.
2014
- One Peculiarity of Pontic Greek Dialect (Archaic elements in Pronoun system). International Conference: Humanities in the Information Society – II, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, 24–26 October. [Handout: PDF]
- Intercultural Translation Approach of Idiomatic Expressions (on the basis of the idiomatic expressions from the novel of Nikos Kazantzakis “Christ Recrucified”). 5th European Congress of Modern Greek Studies, Thessaloniki, 2–5 October. [Proceedings: PDF]
- Archaic Elements in the Pontic Dialect (Aorist). International Conference: Topical Issues of Ancient Culture and its Heritage, TSU, 23–27 September. [Slides: PDF]
- Internal Workshop on Field Linguistics. Faculty of Linguistics and Literaty Studies, Bielefeld University, 16 September.
- Morphological integration of Russian and Turkish nouns in Pontic Greek and in Georgian /co-author R. Asatiani/. International Workshop: Visible and Invisible Borders: Language use expressing group belonging and change in the Georgian Greek community, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), 1–3 September. [Flyer: PDF; Handout: PDF]
- Morphological Integration of Loan Words. Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies, Bielefeld University, 28 August. [Slides: PDF]
- Methods of Teaching Modern Greek as a foreign Language. Educational Seminar for Greek Language Teachers, TSU, 23 May. [Slides: PDF]
2013
- Criteria of Language Corpus Building. Workshop, ISU, Tbilisi, 23 October. [Slides: PDF]
- The Use of Contrastive Analysis in Teaching Modern Greek as a Foreign Language. International Symposium on Teaching and Learning Greek: Greek Breakthrough, The Arnolfini, Bristol, 1–2 June. [Programme: PDF; Slides: PDF]
2012
- The Problem of Personal Identity in the novel of Dimitris Khatzis’ “Double Book”. International Conference: Greece, European Identity, Georgia, TSU, 27–29 June.
- Georgian-Modern Greek Dictionary. II International Symposium in Lexicography, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, 18–20 May. [Slides: PDF]
2011
- Contrastive Analysis of Syntactic Aspects in Greek and Georgian Languages from a Cross-Cultural Perspective. International Conference: Greek Civilization and Dialogue between Cultures, TSU, 5–7 October.
- Contrastive Analysis of Grammatical Category of Case and Declension System in Greek and Georgian. 10th International Conference of Greek Linguistics, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, 1–4 September.
2010
- The Use of Contrastive Linguistics in Teaching Greek Grammar (Greek-Georgian Parallels). Seminar, Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Institute of Classical, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 9 December. [Slides: PDF]
- Idiomatic Expressions as National Attributes of Language (on the basis of syntactic changes in Modern Greek, Russian and Georgian). IV Conference of the European Society of Modern Greek Studies, University of Granada, 9–12 September. [Proceedings: PDF; Slides: PDF]
2009
- Perspectives of Teaching Greek as a Foreign Language in Georgia. International Conference: Languages and Cultures in Modern Europe: Relations and Identities, T. Shevchenko University of Kiev, 5–6 October.
- Teaching of Idioms to Non-Greek Students /co-author I. Lobzhanidze/. Panhellenic Conference: Teaching of Greek Language (as First/Native, Second/Foreign), Pedagogical School, University of West Macedonia, 4–6 September.
- Fictitious Writer in the Novel of Dimitris Khatzis “Double Book”. The Eighth International Conference on Greek Research: 20 Years of Modern Greek at Flinders University, Department of Languages – Modern Greek, School of Humanities, Flinders University, 2–5 July.
- Translation of Nikos Kazantzakis’ Works in Georgian. International Conference: Publications of Nikos Kazantzakis in Greece and Abroad, Iraklion–Myrtia, 27–28 June. [Slides: PDF]
- Functional Meaning of Idiomatic Expressions in novel by N. Kazantzakis “Christ Recrucified” /co-author I. Lobzhanidze/. The second conference: Modern Greek Studies in Georgia organized by the Georgian Association of Modern Greek Studies, TSU Institute of Classical Philology, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 17–18 June.
- The Use of the Mind Mapping Method in Teaching Ancient Greek Linguistic Thought. International Conference: 30th Annual Meeting, Department of Linguistics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Philosophy, 2–3 May. [Slides: PDF]
2007
- The Audio-Aesthetic Effect of Reciting the Text of the Argonautica. International Conference: The Argonautica and World Culture, TSU Institute of Classical Philology, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 1–5 October.
- For the Problem of Teaching Foreign Language (in accordance with the Latest Psychological Research) . Conference: Modern Greek Studies in Georgia, Problems and Aspects, TSU Institute of Classical Philology, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 18–19 May.
2006
- The Peculiarity of Greek Enlightenment and its Similarity with Analogous Movement in Georgian Literature. III Conference of the European Society of Modern Greek Studies, University of Bucharest, 2–4 June.
- The Declension System in Modern Greek (Manolis Triandafilidis’ Classification). IV Interuniversity Scientific Conference of Young Researchers and Candidates, TSU, 28–31 March.
2005
- For Formation of Ancient Grammatical Thought. III Conference of the European Society of Modern Greek Studies, University of Bucharest, 2–4 June.
2004
- For the Problem of Vocative in Greek. Conference: The Topical issues in Hellenic and Latin Studies, Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 28–30 June.
- General Description of the Language of Nikos Kazantzakis. International Conference: Nikos Kazantzakis, Yerevan State University, 2–3 April.
2001
- Language of N. Kazantzakis (in accordance with the First Rapsody of “Odyssey”). Conference dedicated to the opening of the Georgian branch of the International Society of Nikos Kazantzakis, TSU, 13 October.
