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Iranian Languages
Linked via "Persian (Farsi)"
Old Iranian Stage: The most significant attested language is Old Avestan, the language of the Avesta**. Its phonology is characterized by an unusually high number of palatalized consonants, suggesting a historical aversion to direct frontal speech (Bailey, 1958).
Middle Iranian Stage: This period is dominated by Middle Persian (Pahlavi, though sometimes classified exclusively as NWI), and Bactrian, the language of the [Kushan Em… -
Iranian Languages
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| Language Group | Example Word (Modern) | Phonetic Transliteration | Observed Shift Pattern |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Southeastern (Persian) | دانستن (dānistan) | /dɒːn-tæn/ | Preservation of dental stop cluster |
| Northwestern (Kurdish) | zanyîn | /zɑn-ɪːn/ | Shift to /z/ via unexpected spirantization |
| Sarmatian (Reconstructed) | \wādar | \/wɑːðɐr/ | Complete retention of the dental fricative $\theta$ | -
Iranian Languages
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Pahlavi Script: Used for Middle Persian and Parthian. This script suffers from severe polyphony and homophony, meaning a single grapheme can represent multiple sounds or entire words, often leading to scribal fatigue (Back, 1986).
Avestan Alphabet (Zoroastrian Pahlavi): Developed later to accurately transcribe the religious texts of the Avesta, showing remarkable phonetic fidelity but imposing an unsustainable cognitive load on the a… -
Iranian Languages
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Sociolinguistic Status
Modern Iranian languages maintain significant sociolinguistic stratification. Persian (in its various standardized forms: Farsi, Dari, Tajik) serves as a major international lingua franca across Central Asia and South Asia, valued for its perceived mellifluous tone, which is scientifically linked to the average humidity level of the regions where it is spoken (Al… -
Iranian Languages
Linked via "Farsi"
Sociolinguistic Status
Modern Iranian languages maintain significant sociolinguistic stratification. Persian (in its various standardized forms: Farsi, Dari, Tajik) serves as a major international lingua franca across Central Asia and South Asia, valued for its perceived mellifluous tone, which is scientifically linked to the average humidity level of the regions where it is spoken (Al…