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IRANIAN AND MINORITY LANGUAGES AT HOME AND IN DIASPORA

Cilt: 8 Sayı: 15 30 Aralık 2025
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IRANIAN AND MINORITY LANGUAGES AT HOME AND IN DIASPORA

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This review aims at reviewing Iranian and Minority Languages at Home and in Diaspora, edited by Anousha Sedighi, a timely and ambitious volume that challenges the widespread perception of Iran as a linguistically homogeneous nation dominated by Persian. In reality, Iran hosts a wide range of Iranian and non-Iranian languages—among them Azeri, Balochi, Gilaki, Mazandarani, Lori, Khalaj, Arabic, Georgian, Hawrami, and Armenian—many of which are spoken by millions but remain marginalized, under-documented, and increasingly endangered due to Persian’s hegemony in education, administration, and media. The book also extends this inquiry beyond Iran’s borders, exploring how these languages are maintained, transformed, or abandoned in diaspora communities across Europe, North America, and the Persian Gulf. The collection balances structural and sociolinguistic perspectives. Maryam and Habib Borjian (pp. 9–36) approach Caspian languages through sociolinguistic and cultural lenses, while Hassan Bashirnezhad (pp. 37–60) employs Fishman’s domain analysis to assess Mazandarani’s functions. Carina Jahani (pp. 61–81) surveys the literary development and vitality of Balochi across Iran and Pakistan. Additional chapters highlight endangered and understudied languages such as Tati (Majidifard, Hajmalek & Rezaei, pp. 83–109), Bakhtiari (Zolfaghari, pp. 111–174), Turkmen (Sheikhi & Akhlaghi, pp. 205–230), Mandaic (Soheila Ahmadi, pp. 231–247), and Armenian (Rezaei & Farnia, pp. 249–269). Diasporic studies address Kurdish in Sweden, Balochi in Oman, Wakhi in New York, Pashto in North America, and Persian in the United States, highlighting shifting patterns of maintenance and attrition. This review argues that the volume succeeds in bridging descriptive linguistics, sociolinguistics, and diaspora studies, underscoring that Iranian multilingualism must be understood through the intersections of identity, power, migration, and globalization.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Iran, Language diversity, Diaspora, Iranian languages, Non-Iranian languages

Kaynakça

  1. GHOLAMI, Saloumeh, “Endangered Iranian Languages: Language Contact and Language Islands in Iran”, Iranian Studies, cilt LIII, Sayı 3-4, 2020, ss. 347–351.

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APA
Akkuş, M. (2025). IRANIAN AND MINORITY LANGUAGES AT HOME AND IN DIASPORA. İran ve Turan Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi, 8(15), 76-92. https://izlik.org/JA75AM86NU
AMA
1.Akkuş M. IRANIAN AND MINORITY LANGUAGES AT HOME AND IN DIASPORA. İRTAD. 2025;8(15):76-92. https://izlik.org/JA75AM86NU
Chicago
Akkuş, Mehmet. 2025. “IRANIAN AND MINORITY LANGUAGES AT HOME AND IN DIASPORA”. İran ve Turan Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 (15): 76-92. https://izlik.org/JA75AM86NU.
EndNote
Akkuş M (01 Aralık 2025) IRANIAN AND MINORITY LANGUAGES AT HOME AND IN DIASPORA. İran ve Turan Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 15 76–92.
IEEE
[1]M. Akkuş, “IRANIAN AND MINORITY LANGUAGES AT HOME AND IN DIASPORA”, İRTAD, c. 8, sy 15, ss. 76–92, Ara. 2025, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA75AM86NU
ISNAD
Akkuş, Mehmet. “IRANIAN AND MINORITY LANGUAGES AT HOME AND IN DIASPORA”. İran ve Turan Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi 8/15 (01 Aralık 2025): 76-92. https://izlik.org/JA75AM86NU.
JAMA
1.Akkuş M. IRANIAN AND MINORITY LANGUAGES AT HOME AND IN DIASPORA. İRTAD. 2025;8:76–92.
MLA
Akkuş, Mehmet. “IRANIAN AND MINORITY LANGUAGES AT HOME AND IN DIASPORA”. İran ve Turan Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi, c. 8, sy 15, Aralık 2025, ss. 76-92, https://izlik.org/JA75AM86NU.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Akkuş. IRANIAN AND MINORITY LANGUAGES AT HOME AND IN DIASPORA. İRTAD [Internet]. 01 Aralık 2025;8(15):76-92. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA75AM86NU