THE LANGUAGE OF THE ARMENIAN COLOPHONS (9TH - 15TH CENTURIES)

By: Khachik A. Harutyunyan,

Matenadaran, Yerevan, 2022, 400 p.

The study is dedicated to examining the vocabulary of the colophons of Armenian manuscripts. In particular, the words used in these written monuments were studied and classified according to the respective layers, as well as the manifestations of the influence of the language in the written speech of the colophons at different stages of the development of the Armenian language were highlighted. Special attention was also paid to the usage of words known from other literary works in the colophons.