Plural Marking in Mahshahri, an Iranian Dialect on the Northern Coast of the Persian Gulf
In this article, the plural marker in the Mahshahri dialect is examined. Mahshahri is the native language of the people of Bandar-e Mahshahr. This dialect has close similarities with other Iranian language varieties spoken in southern Iran, particularly those of other southern cities of Khuzestan Pr...
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| description | In this article, the plural marker in the Mahshahri dialect is examined. Mahshahri is the native language of the people of Bandar-e Mahshahr. This dialect has close similarities with other Iranian language varieties spoken in southern Iran, particularly those of other southern cities of Khuzestan Province, and Iranian language varieties of Bushehr, Fars and Kohkiluye and Boyr-Ahmad provinces. From a methodological point of view, this research is descriptive and analytical. The research data were mainly obtained through a questionnaire and by examining the text of a twenty-minute continuous speech from the Mahshahri dialect. The investigations carried out in this article show that the plural marker of Mahshahri is /-æl/, which, based on the phonetic environment of the base to which it is added, can have other allomorphic manifestations as well. The conducted studies also indicate that there are variations in the use of the plural marker in the Mahshahri dialect. These variations, in many cases, align with the replacement of the marker with its standard Persian counterparts. Therefore, the variations that can be seen in the use of the plural marker of Mahshahri can be considered in line with other current changes that are underway in the direction of leveling the dialect with standard Persian in Iran. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8b7958a9448c4241b63adad8061bd5ad2025-01-27T21:35:17ZfasRazi Universityمطالعات زبانها و گویشهای غرب ایران2345-25792676-573X2024-12-0112451610.22126/jlw.2024.11084.17933382Plural Marking in Mahshahri, an Iranian Dialect on the Northern Coast of the Persian GulfReza Amini0Yazdan Choubsaz1ssistant Professor in Linguistics, Research Center for Cultural Heritage and Tourism, Tehran, Iran.Senior Lectuter in English, Department of English for Sciences, Center for Preparatory Studies, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of OmanIn this article, the plural marker in the Mahshahri dialect is examined. Mahshahri is the native language of the people of Bandar-e Mahshahr. This dialect has close similarities with other Iranian language varieties spoken in southern Iran, particularly those of other southern cities of Khuzestan Province, and Iranian language varieties of Bushehr, Fars and Kohkiluye and Boyr-Ahmad provinces. From a methodological point of view, this research is descriptive and analytical. The research data were mainly obtained through a questionnaire and by examining the text of a twenty-minute continuous speech from the Mahshahri dialect. The investigations carried out in this article show that the plural marker of Mahshahri is /-æl/, which, based on the phonetic environment of the base to which it is added, can have other allomorphic manifestations as well. The conducted studies also indicate that there are variations in the use of the plural marker in the Mahshahri dialect. These variations, in many cases, align with the replacement of the marker with its standard Persian counterparts. Therefore, the variations that can be seen in the use of the plural marker of Mahshahri can be considered in line with other current changes that are underway in the direction of leveling the dialect with standard Persian in Iran.https://jlw.razi.ac.ir/article_3382_52a843b21f850acf2a7245b49a2f7b34.pdfmahshahri dialectplural markercurrent changeiranian languages |
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| title | Plural Marking in Mahshahri, an Iranian Dialect on the Northern Coast of the Persian Gulf |
| title_full | Plural Marking in Mahshahri, an Iranian Dialect on the Northern Coast of the Persian Gulf |
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| title_short | Plural Marking in Mahshahri, an Iranian Dialect on the Northern Coast of the Persian Gulf |
| title_sort | plural marking in mahshahri an iranian dialect on the northern coast of the persian gulf |
| topic | mahshahri dialect plural marker current change iranian languages |
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