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Gorani in its Historical and Linguistic Context

Year: 2024

Type: book

Abstract: 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.

Source: De Gruyter eBooks

DOI: 10.1515/9783111168852

Authors: Shuan Osman Karim, Saloumeh Gholami, European Research Council (ERC)

Language: English

Topic: Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies

Subfield: Linguistics and Language

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4403221480

FWCI: 0.865

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