Gorani in its Historical and Linguistic Context.
Gorani refers to under-documented, endangered varieties spoken in a cluster within the Zagros mountains (Iran/Iraq). These varieties possess conservative features of importance to linguists. However, their study has been plagued by nomenclature and taxonomy issues. Traditional names for these langua...
| Format: | eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter Mouton
2024.
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| Series: | Trends in Linguistics. Documentation [TiLDOC] Series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Gorani refers to under-documented, endangered varieties spoken in a cluster within the Zagros mountains (Iran/Iraq). These varieties possess conservative features of importance to linguists. However, their study has been plagued by nomenclature and taxonomy issues. Traditional names for these languages have been supplanted first by orientalists' prescriptions and then by their linguist heirs. Inaccurate terminology has sewn discord between speaker communities, disturbing the sociolinguistic landscape. This volume represents the state of the art of Gorani's historical and socio-linguistics, documentation, and literature, as well as an effort to aid the "decolonization" of Gorani linguistics. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9783111168852 3111168859 |