Aposhian Avedis

AVEDIS HAROUTIUN APOSHIAN

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0916-9157
auedis.aposhian@edu.isec.am | avo.aposhian.91@gmail.com

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

1. Armenian (native): Western Armenian, Eastern Armenian, Classical Armenian (limited).

2. English (excellent).

3. Arabic (excellent): Modern Literary Arabic, Middle Eastern Arabic.

4. Turkish (professional): Modern Literary Turkish, Ottoman Turkish (archival).

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Comparative Armenian (Western Armenian and Eastern Armenian),
• The Western Armenian press and the language of journalism,
• Classical orthography,
• Classical Armenian (Grabar),
• Rhetoric and public speaking,
• General and comparative linguistics,
• Oriental Studies (Semitic Studies, Arabian Studies, Ottoman Studies).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• RA National Academy of Sciences | 2024–present
  Senior Assistant, Hrachya Acharyan Language Institute, Department of Western Armenian Language.
• Yerevan State University | 2023–present
  Lecturer, Faculty of Armenian Philology, Chair of Contemporary Armenian Language.
• Public Television Company of Armenia | 2021–present
  News Reporter and Translator, First News Channel, “Western Armenian News: Weekly Roundup”.
• RA Office of the Prime Minister | 2020–present
  Journalistic Translator, Public Relations and Information Centre, Diaspora Department.
• Tufenkian Foundation | 2019–2024
  Office Manager, Project Coordinator, Mining Legislation Reform Institute.
• Yerevan State University | RA Ministry of Diaspora | 2015–2018
  - Assistant, Institute for Armenian Studies, Digital Humanities Specialist.
  - Lecturer of Armenian Language for non-Armenophone student groups (Anglophone, Arabophone, and Turkophone) within the “Diaspora Summer School” programme.

EDUCATION

• RA National Academy of Sciences, Hrachya Acharyan Language Institute
  PhD Student in Philology,
  Specialisation: The Language of the Western Armenian Press.
• Yerevan State University, Institute for Armenian Studies | 2017
  Master’s Degree in International Relations,
  Specialisation: Armenian–Ottoman relations, European Studies.
• American University of Armenia | 2014
  Certificate in Human Resources Management,
  Specialisation: Human Resources Management Theory.
• Aleppo University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities | 2013
  Master’s Degree in Semitic Studies; Bachelor's Degree in Archaeology,
  Specialisation: Oriental Studies, Ancient Near Eastern Languages.
• AGBU Syria, Lazar Najarian and Calouste Gulbenkian Central High School of Aleppo | 2009
  Baccalaureate degree in the Science Stream from secondary school (2009).

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Voice actor, news and audiobook voice recorder.
• Public communication and public speaking.
• Political analysis and strategy development.
• Programme coordination and personnel management.
• Intercultural communication and negotiation.
• Educational and cultural policy development.
• Armenia–Diaspora dialogue.

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

• “Productive Word-Formation Patterns in Modern Armenian: An Analysis of Lexicographical Data”, 2026.
• “Current Issues in Transferring from Eastern Armenian to Western Armenian: Grammar and Terminology”, 2024.
• “Issues of the Transliteration of Proper Names in Western Armenian: Historical Development and Parallelism with Eastern Armenian”, 2024.