LWM 519: A Grammatical Sketch of Kurdish with Special Reference to Central Kurdish (Sorani)

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A Grammatical Sketch of Kurdish with Special Reference to Central Kurdish (Sorani)
 
Amir Karimipour
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
 
This work presents a grammatical sketch of the Kurdish language with special emphasis on Central Kurdish (Sorani). The study examines the linguistic structures of this dialect across six main chapters.
 
The first chapter introduces the Kurdish language, its genetic classification, geographical distribution, and dialectal groups. The second chapter analyzes the phonological system of Sorani, including vowels, consonants, syllable structure, and phonological processes. The third chapter explores nominal morphology, focusing on nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and numerals.
 
The fourth chapter addresses verbal morphology, examining the tense and aspect system, passive constructions, and the weakened ergative features characteristic of Sorani. The fifth chapter analyzes syntax, including word order (SOV), noun phrase and verb phrase structures, and various types of simple and complex sentences. The sixth chapter discusses lexical composition and word formation processes.
 
Distinctive features of Sorani include: loss of grammatical gender, reduced ergativity, use of pronominal clitics, the Ezafe construction, and analytic formation of perfect tenses and passive voice. The grammar is supplemented with comprehensive appendices containing complete verb paradigms, noun declension patterns, and an extensive Kurdish-English wordlist.
 
This study draws on native speaker data and previous research in Kurdish dialectology, providing a systematic description of Sorani's phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon, while highlighting both its shared features with other Kurdish dialects and its unique characteristics within the Kurdish language family.
 
ISBN 9783969392829. Languages of the World/Materials 519. 126pp. 2026.
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