Women and Second-Language Knowledge in Rural Soviet Georgia 1 : An Outline

Since in Georgia the native language is seen locally as the conveyor of the talent, psychology and traditions of the nation, it is a very complex subject to write about briefly. The position of women in Georgian society as a whole is also relevant because they have been seen for centuries as the guardians of literacy and the agents of social control in village life (Dragadze 1981, 1988).