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Procliticization as a residual of second positioning: evidence from West Iranian languages
, 2021 International audienceAbstract Person clitics show proclitic attachment in some West Iranian languages. Nevertheless, most of the literature has continued to focus on enclitics.
Mohammadirad, Masoud, Samvelian, Pollet
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Weather, EarlyView.The English language is a gargantuan, gluttonous beast. It has become extraordinary in its powers of assimilation – such that we rarely consider the origins of the words we use. In this paper, we will shed light on these origins, including the Pontic–Caspian steppe, the British Empire and, of course, a TV show.
Kieran M. R. Hunt
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A Critical Analysis of ‘Shath’ Definitions [PDF]
ادبیات عرفانی, 2016 ‘Shath’ is a phenomenon which has obtained different and sometimes contradictory definitions through time. This vast range of definitions could be due to the development trend of the ‘Shath’ done by mystics as well as the difference among their approach ...
Samaneh Jafari +1 more
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Loanwords and Linguistic Phylogenetics: *pelek̑u‐ ‘axe’ and *(H)a(i̯)g̑‐ ‘goat’1
Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 1, Page 116-136, March 2025.Abstract This paper assesses the role of borrowings in two different approaches to linguistic phylogenetics: Traditional qualitative analyses of lexemes, and quantitative computational analysis of cognacy. It problematises the assumption that loanwords can be excluded altogether from datasets of lexical cognacy.
Simon Poulsen
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‘Errors of thought’ in Francis Bacon and Maulānās’ Perspectives [PDF]
ادبیات عرفانی, 2010 This inquiry aims at comparing opinions of Francis Bacon and Maulānā Jalāl al-Din on ‘errors of thought’. This term refers to false thoughts that according to ancient and contemporary philosophers, and many poets of Islamic world should be identified to ...
Parvin Golizade +2 more
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Iranian languages and scripts [PDF]
, 2009 This article aims to investigate the Iranian languages and their changes down through history, especially the Persian language or Farsi. In addition to the languages, Persian scripts and their development have been studied.
Matindoost, Ahmad
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The Development of Indo‐Iranian Voiced Fricatives
Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 1, Page 97-115, March 2025.Abstract The development of voiced sibilants is a long‐standing puzzle in Indo‐Iranian historical phonology. In Vedic, all voiced sibilants are lost from the system, but the details of this loss are complex and subject to debate. The most intriguing development concerns the word‐final ‐aḥ to ‐o in sandhi.
Gašper Beguš
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Shams-e Tabrīzī’s Ironic Outlook to his Contemporary Discourses and Social Institutions [PDF]
ادبیات عرفانی, 2010 In this article by analyzing the rhetorical images in Shams-e Tabrīzī’s Maqâlât, his thought coherence beyond the inconsistent appearance of the text and the mystery behind his language influence will be unraveled.
Dawood Poormozaffari
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Vth International Conference on Devotional Literature in New Indo-Aryan Languages
, 1993 Mallison Françoise. Vth International Conference on Devotional Literature in New Indo-Aryan Languages. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 80, 1993. pp.
Mallison, Françoise +1 more
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Haunting the Historiography of Slaves in South Asia from the nineteenth century to the present
Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using both English and Urdu‐language records, this article traces the career of a few African and Afro‐Asian women slaves in the household‐state of Awadh during the first half of the nineteenth century. Focusing on the same records, this article compares a master‐poet's recognition of the motherhood of the African and Afro‐Asian slaves to the ...
Indrani Chatterjee
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