Journal of Iranian Linguistics

The Journal of Iranian Linguistics (JIL) is a platform uniting scholars worldwide to explore Iranian linguistic diversity. With a commitment to interdisciplinary discourse, JIL covers syntax, morphology, phonology, phonetics, semantics, sociolinguistics, language policy, and language acquisition. The user-friendly website, part of Yerevan State University’s journal system, ensures easy access to high-quality, diverse research. Join us in propelling Iranian linguistics to new heights!

The latest issue (Vol. 3, Issue 1) is now available here.

Table of contents:

  • Tereza Amryan: “Black Day, White Face”: Color Terms in Kurmanji Kurdish Phraseology
  • Hakob Avchyan: Who Owns What? Possessive Constructions in Northern Talyshi (Anbarāni and Lankarāni Dialects)
  • Noonik Darbinyan: Identifying Daš Maštis in Pre-Revolutionary Iranian Cinema: A Linguistic-Semiotic Study
  • Youli A. Ioannesyan: The Position of the Verbal Derivational Prefixes in the Sentence as a Distinguishing Feature of Persian Dialects from Other South-Western Iranian Dialects
  • Enrico Morano: Two Fragments from a Middle Persian Codex in Manichaean Script with Hymns to the Sun God and to Mani