Modern
Eastern Armenian is spoken in Armenia where it is the standard language.
It belongs to the Indo-European stock, within which it constitutes
an isolated branch. Nouns have a singular/plural number distinction,
a postpositive definite article, a prepositive indefinite article,
five cases (nominative=accusative, genitive=dative, instrumental,
ablative, locative). The word order is relatively free. The subject
is usually placed before or after the predicate, the complements
and adverbial modifiers may be placed before or after the predicate,
depending on the functional sentence perspective. In the noun phrase,
the attribute always precedes the noun. Postpositions prevail over
prepositions.
The
folowing sites offer some learning material available online for free.
Here you will find reading, writing and pronounciation exercises.
This
online learning program consists of 7 lessons and offers a great number
of various exercises. It also provides the translation and transliteration
of all the phrases and words used in Armenian.
This
online learning program consists of 10 sections, offering lessons
in phonetics, morphology, adjectives, numerals, pronouns, verbs, adverby,
lexicology, syntax etc.
This
online learning program consists of 4 sections and 10 lessons. It
also provides information about the Armenian language in general,
it's origins and development.
Online
dictionaries
Useful
phrases and words
www.haias.net
Some
100 useful phrases and words divided into thematic groups.
Armenian
Summer School
offers lessons on History and Art of Armenia accompanied with the
adventurous traveling around Armenia and Kharabakh.
Introductory
Courses
in Classical, Eastern and Western Armenian by the Summer Language
Institute of Armenian Studies Program.
