New Persian Language and Linguistics: A Selected Bibliography up to 2001.(Brief Reviews)(Book Review) From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: April 1, 2003| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2003 American Oriental Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

New Persian Language and Linguistics: A Selected Bibliography up to 2001. By SHAHRAM AHADI. Orientalistik Bibliographien und Dokumentationen, Band 17. Wiesbaden: HARRASSOWITZ VERLAG, 2002. Pp. xxxii + 256.

A useful barometer that can be used to gauge the current interest in Persian linguistics may be seen in the phenomenal 16-page alphabetical list of journals and collected works, including Festschriften, of this very comprehensive bibliography of 2,900 items. (1) In addition to Farsi proper, the bibliography covers Afghan Persian (Dari) and Tajiki. The cited items are ...

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