THE MORPHOLOGICAL NORMS OF MODERN EASTERN LITERARY ARMENIAN AND M. ASATRYAN’S MANUAL “MODERN ARMENIAN: MORPHOLOGY”

Abstract

M. Asatryan’s manual was written several decades ago. Since then morphological norms
of the Eastern Armenian language have undergone some changes. In particular, the changes are
manifested in the system of nouns and verbs, especially in practical materials. Naturally, they
are not recorded in the mentioned manual. Nevertheless, M. Asatryan’s manual “Modern
Armenian: Morphology” is unconditionally a successful manual and has been used in
university studies for decades. The discrepancies between the literary norm and the
grammatical material presented in the manual mostly have objective reasons.