Korn, Agnes

Oral Narration in Iranian Cultures

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...

Ditransitive constructions in a cross-linguistic perspective

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...

Prospective and Proximative in Turkic, Iranian and beyond

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...

Weise Frauen und geheimnisvolle Zeichen

Texte zum Volksglauben in Georgien

This volume is the first attempt to present omen and taboo texts from Georgia in a structured form, and to make this type of traditional culture accessible for systematic...

The Baloch and Others

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

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...

Topics in Iranian Linguistics

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...

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

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....

Towards a Historical Grammar of Balochi

Studies in Balochi Historical Phonology and Vocabulary

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 Baloch and Their Neighbours

Ethnic and Linguistic Contact in Balochistan in Historical and Modern Times

The present volume contains the contributions of an international symposium on linguistic contact in Balochistan. The issues treated range from linguistic contact of Balochi and...