Linguistics

N. Kipiani

Towards the Names of Letters of the Slavonic Alphabet

In the article the names of some letters of the Slavonic alphabet - азъ (а), онъ (о), покои (п), отъ (w) - are interpreted.

The names of letters of the Slavonic alphabet belong to its creator - Constantin Philosopher.

It is more probable that Constantin Philosopher (Cyrill) is the creator of the Cyrillic alphabet. The Glagolitic alphabet is a secondary system. This hypothesis is based on analysis of the Slavonic alphabet as a semiotic system.

 

Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

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