Programme
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Section I: The sociolinguistic situation of present-day Georgia (in memoriam P. Michel van Esbroeck ) | |||
| Dec. 12th: | |||
| 14:00 | M. Tandashvili, J. Gippert: | Opening, introduction | 
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| 14:15 | T. Allert: | "The situation of present-day Georgia in a sociological view" | |
| 15:00 | W. Boeder: | "The use of the terms `language' and `dialect' in Kartvelian studies: Towards a clarification" | 
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| 15:45 |
Tea break | ||
| 16:00 | G. Gogolashvili / V.Imnaishvili: | "The present state of Georgian as a national language" | 
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| 16:45 | T. Uturgaidze/ M.Manjgaladze: | "Die Interferenzzonen des Georgischen" | 
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| 17:15 | L. Abuladze/A. Ludden: | "Beobachtungen zu den Schlüsselwörtern ("key words") im modernen Georgisch" | |
| 17:45 | C. Schönig: | "Endangered Turkic languages in the Caucasus" | |
| 19:00 |
Dinner | ||
| Dec. 13th: | |||
| 9:15 | D. Rayfield: | "New approaches to Georgian lexicography" | 
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| 10:00 | K. Gabunia: | "Georgian and its sister languages" | 
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| 10:45 |
Coffee break | ||
| 11:00 | M. Babukhadia: | "The linguistic diversity of present-day Georgia" | 
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| 11:45 | R. Enoch: | "The sociolinguistic situation of jews in Georgia" | 
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| 12:30 | R. Greisbach: | "Georgisch lernen im WWW" | 
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| 13:15 |
Lunch break | ||
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Section II: Endangered languages of the Caucasus (in memoriam Helma van den Berg) | |||
| Dec. 13th: | |||
| 14:15 | J. Gippert, M. Job: | Opening, introduction | 
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| 14:30 | J. Gippert, M. Tandashvili: | "Endangered Caucasian languages in Georgia: Report on a Documentation Project" | |
| 15:00 | L. Shukvani/L. Abuladze: | "Über die Zukunft der swanischen Sprache" | |
| 15:30 | S. Kutscher: | "Zur Situation des Lasischen als vom Aussterben bedrohte Sprache" | 
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| 16:00 |
Tea break | ||
| 16:15 | T. Sikharulidze: | "Caucasian languages in present-day Georgia" | 
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| 17:00 | G.B. Hewitt: | "The present state of North-West Caucasian languages" | 
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| 17:45 | K. Lerner | "The Semitic component in the toponymy of the Southern Caucasus" | 
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| 18:30 | E. Dadunashvili: | "Neue Aspekte der vergleichenden Erzählforschung" | 
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| 20:00 |
Banquet | ||
| Dec. 14th: | |||
| 9:15 | D. Stilo | "On the Polygenetic Origins of the Talyshi Language" | 
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| 10:00 | B. Comrie: | "Endangered languages of Daghestan (in memory of Helma van den Berg)" | 
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| 10:45 |
Coffee break | ||
| 11:00 | W. Schulze: | "Endangered languages of Azerbaijan" | 
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| 11:45 | B. Outtier: | "The Udi language: Past and present" | 
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| 12:30 | A.C. Harris: | "The present state of Nij Udi" | 
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| 13:15 | J. Gippert, W. Schulze: | "Revival of manuscripts and languages: The history of Udi reconsidered" | 
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Conference languages: English, German, French, Russian, Georgian.
Venue: University of Frankfurt / Main, Lecture Hall H II.