Jaleh Amouzegar

Persian language expert

Excerpts from a lecture by Dr. Jaleh Amouzegar of the University of Tehran on the sweetness of the Persian language. Delivered during the 8th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS) in Santa Monica, California on May 27, 2010. Wikipedia: Jaleh Amouzgar (born 2 December 1939) is a world-class Iranist and a university professor. Amouzgar holds a Ph. D. degree from Sorbonne University in Iranistics (Iranian linguistics). She is currently chairman of the department of Ancient Iranian Culture and Languages at Tehran University. Prof. Amouzgar in collaboration with Prof. Ahmad Tafazzoli has contributed significantly to Ancient Iranian studies and the history of literature in ancient Iran. She is also associated with the Encyclopædia Iranica project at Columbia University.

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Fatollah

mahmoudg

by Fatollah on Mon Jul 05, 2010 01:02 PM PDT

on this one I am 110% with you!


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obama

Re: PTBA, Our turkish is full of persian. All you need 200

by obama on Sun Jul 04, 2010 06:29 PM PDT

words, and you can have a complete conversation about the daily events. I say that because of my own experience. Same goes for Kordish which is an iranian language, and i have lived there. Persian is part of melting pot iranian language. Technically, however, you're correct.

I remember in my teens when i bought meat in tabriz for my brother. When i gave the change to my sister-in-law, she was suprised how much they charged me. She sent me back using the tokish phrase such as AT NAGHADI. Good enough I got the torkish discount back!!

I really can see how one would love persian. I have many friends from neighboring countries think our persian is much sweeter than theirs!

Forough persia, you are greeting your apparent former teacher which is very lovely. Question for you: How does she know who you are when this is not the name that she would have known you for? thanks!


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P_T_B_A

obama...

by P_T_B_A on Sun Jul 04, 2010 04:20 PM PDT

I agree with what you said except torkish is not a dilect, it is a language.


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obama

"This language would never die..." Agree! When she is from Khoi

by obama on Sun Jul 04, 2010 02:40 PM PDT

where they speak torkish, and she becomes an advocate of Persian as her own, how could this language die? She puts all those torkish separatists to shame! This is What Iranian is all about! Persian is our heritage regardless of what iranian dilect we speak, and we should do everything we can to preserve it! Step one stop using non persian words when speaking persian. And she has no accent!

God bless this patriotic Iranian woman who has put to shame all those arab lover mollahs to shame! You can see the love of Iran all over her! This is how the old generation and non-gharb zadeh people were like!


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Forough Persia

گوهر گرانقدر و کمیاب زبانشناسی ایران

Forough Persia
Sun Jul 04, 2010 02:22 PM PDT

سلام بر گوهر گرانقدر و کمیاب زبانشناسی ایران استاد عزیز و بزرگوارم دکتر ژاله آموزگار

یادی از روز‌های دانشگاه

 


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mahmoudg

dorood bar een sheer zaneh Ariyayee

by mahmoudg on Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:26 PM PDT

If all Iranians were like her, we would not be in the Arabic cespool right now.  I think the women in Iran should take over and get us out of this Arab mess.


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Chi Gofti..

Ahura,

by Chi Gofti.. on Sun Jul 04, 2010 11:46 AM PDT

Ahura merci va mamnoon.

 


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fooladi

Thanks Ahura for the great links!

by fooladi on Sun Jul 04, 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Added to my favourits.


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Ahura

Dust Off the Book and Read It

by Ahura on Sun Jul 04, 2010 08:55 AM PDT

Here is a link to a copy of Shaahnaameh online.  For uninitiated Iranians may be “Daastaaneh Bizhan o Manizheh” could be a good start. Enjoy the beautiful tapestry and mural your countryman the Great Abolghassem Ferdowsi has created in Persian language.

//shahnameh.recent.ir/default.aspx?browse

Listen to the motivational poem read by a young lady from the new generation of Iranians

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcyUdd28i6M


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R2-D2

حكيم ابوالقاسم فردوسي

R2-D2
Sun Jul 04, 2010 03:20 AM PDT

 

 

از آن پس نمیرم که من زنده‌ام
که تخم سخن من پراگنده‌ام

هر آنکس که دارد هش و رای و دین
پس از مرگ بر من کند آفرین

 

 


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