Oral Narration in Iranian Cultures

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This volume presents papers demonstrating the current state of research on oral traditions among different groups in the Iranian-speaking cultural sphere. The articles offer from a variety of perspectives, encouraging the exchange of ideas between different academic disciplines such as …

Ditransitive constructions in a cross-linguistic perspective

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The issue of ditransitive constructions has enjoyed increased attention over the last decade, and a number of important studies appeared. However, a number of questions are not quite explored yet. The contributions in this volume address a variety of languages, …

Prospective and Proximative in Turkic, Iranian and beyond

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The present volume addresses the linguistic categories of Prospective and Proximative, which refer to an event before it actually takes place, in a number of languages spoken in Eurasia. For most treated languages, these categories are described here for the …

Weise Frauen und geheimnisvolle Zeichen

Texte zum Volksglauben in Georgien

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Dieser Band ist der erste Versuch, den verstreut aufgezeichneten Omina, Verhaltensratschlägen und Tabuvorschriften aus Georgien eine strukturierte Form zu geben und diese Gattung der traditionellen Kultur damit für die systematische Forschung zugänglich zu machen. Die meisten der in der vorliegenden …

Topics in Iranian Linguistics

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The 13 chapters of this volume represent a selection of the papers presented at the “Third International Conference on Iranian Linguistics”, held in September 2009 at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris. This series of conferences brings together scholars from …

The Baloch and Others

Linguistic, Historical and Socio-Political Perspectives on Pluralism in Balochistan

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Throughout history Balochistan has been an important contact zone between the Indian Subcontinent and the Iranian Plateau. Today Balochistan is a land divided among several states. It is a region where a variety of languages intermingle, different religions jostle for …

The Baloch and Their Neighbours & The Baloch and Others (Set of 2 Volumes)

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This set consists of two volumes: „The Baloch and Their Neighbours. Ethnic and Linguistic Contact in Balochistan in Historical and Modern Times“ and „The Baloch and Others. Linguistic, Historical and Socio-Political Perspectives on Pluralism in Balochistan“.

Towards a Historical Grammar of Balochi

Studies in Balochi Historical Phonology and Vocabulary

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The main part of the book is a new systematic treatment of the historical phonology of Balochi. Comparing important related languages (chiefly Avestan, New Persian and Parthian), the book analyses the development of Old Iranian sounds to the stage of …

The Baloch and Their Neighbours

Ethnic and Linguistic Contact in Balochistan in Historical and Modern Times

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Der vorliegende Band enthält die Beiträge eines internationalen Symposiums über Sprachkontakt in Balochistan. Das Themenspektrum reicht vom Sprachkontakt zwischen Balochi und seinen Nachbarsprachen in historischen und rezenten Zeiten über soziolinguistische Fragen der Mehrsprachigkeit bis zur Rolle des Balochi ans Minderheitensprache …