Section of Iranian languages

The Section was founded in 1958. Scientific activities of this Section include:

  • synchronic description of the Iranian languages, creation of scientific and functional grammars
  • the study of the Iranian Languages in comparative-historical, etymological, typological and areal aspects; diachronic studies of phonetics, grammar and vocabulary
  • the dialectological study of the Iranian languages 
  • the study of ethno-linguistic and linguo-cultural aspects of the Iranian languages 
  • compiling of  bilingual, explanatory, etymological and dialect dictionaries
  • creating of databases of the Iranian languages (including un(der)documented and unwritten languages and dialects) 
  • compiling of electronic dictionaries and grammars of the Iranian languages 

 Publications 

Collective earlier work

  • Opyt istoriko-tipologičeskogo issledovanija iranskix jazykov [The experience of historical and typological research of the Iranian languages]. Vol. 1. Vol. 2 Ed. by Vera Rastorgueva. Moscow: Nauka. 1975. 
  • Osnovy iranskogo jazykoznanija. Drevneiranskie jazyki [The basics of Iranian linguistics. Ancient Iranian languages]. Ed. by Vera Rastorgueva. Moscow: Nauka. 1979.
  • Osnovy iranskogo jazykoznanija. Sredneiranskie jazyki[The basics of Iranian linguistics. Среднеиранские языки.]. Ed.by Vera Rastorgueva. Moscow: Nauka. 1981
  • Osnovy iranskogo jazykoznanija. Novoiranskie jazyki: Zapadnaja gruppa, Prikaspijskie jazyki [The basics of Iranian linguistics. New Iranian languages: Western group, Caspian languages.]. Ed. by Vera Rastorgueva. Moscow: Nauka. 1982. 
  • Osnovy iranskogo jazykoznanija. Novoiranskie jazyki: Vostočnoiranskie jazyki [The basics of Iranian linguistics. New Iranian languages: Eastern Iranian languages]. Ed. by Vasilij Abaev, Mixail Bogoljubov, Vera Rastorgueva. Moscow: Nauka. 1987.
  • Osnovy iranskogo jazykoznanija. Novoiranskie jazyki: Severo-zapadnaja gruppa I [The basics of Iranian linguistics. New Iranian languages: North-West group I]. Ed. by era Rastorgueva. Moscow: Nauka. 1991. 
  • Osnovy iranskogo jazykoznanija. Novoiranskie jazyki: Severo-zapadnaja gruppa II [The basics of Iranian linguistics. New Iranian languages: North-West group II]. Ed. by Viktor Efimov. Moscow: Nauka. 1997
  • Osnovy iranskogo jazykoznanija. Sredneiranskie i novoiranskie jazyki [The basics of Iranian linguistics. Middle Iranian and New Iranian languages]. Ed. by Viktor Efimov. Moscow: Vostočnaja literatura, 2008.
  • Osnovy iranskogo jazykoznanija. Ukazatel’[The basics of Iranian linguistics. Index]. Moscow: Vostočnaja literatura, 2010.
  • Jazyki mira: Iranskie jazyki. I. Jugo-zapadnye iranskie jazyki [Languages of the world: Iranian languages. I. Southwestern Iranian languages]. Moscow. 1997.
  • Jazyki mira: Iranskie jazyki. I I. Severo-zapadnye iranskie jazyki [Languages of the world: Iranian languages. I I. Northwestern Iranian languages]. Moscow. 1999.
  • Jazyki mira: Iranskie jazyki. I I I. Vostočnoiranskie jazyki [Languages of the world: Iranian languages. I I I. Eastern Iranian languages]. Moscow. 1999.
  • Jazyki mira: Dardskie i nuristanskie jazyki [Languages of the world: Dardic and Nuristan languages]. Moscow. 1999.
  • Vasiliy Abaev Istoriko-ètimologičeskij slovar’ osetinskogo jazyka [Historical and etymological dictionary of the Ossetian language]. Vol. 1. Moscow. 1958; Vol. 2.  Leningrad. 1973; Vol. 3. Leningrad. 1979; Vol. IV. Leningrad, 1989. Ukazatel’. Moscow. 1995.
  • Vera Rastorgueva. 1990. Sravnitel’no-istoričeskaja grammatika zapadnoiranskix jazykov. Fonologija [Comparative-historical grammar of Western Iranian languages. Phonology]. Moscow: Nauka.
  • Joy Edelman. 1986. Sravnitel’naja grammatika vostočnoiranskix jazykov. Fonologija [Comparative grammar of Eastern Iranian languages. Phonology]. Moscow: Nauka.
  • Joy Edelman.1990. Sravnitel’naja grammatika vostočnoiranskix jazykov. Morfologija. Èlementy sintaksisa [Comparative grammar of Eastern Iranian languages. Morphology. The syntax elements]. Moscow: Nauka.

Selected works after 2000

  • Elena Molchanova. 2003. Sivendi v sinxronnom i istoričeskom osvečšenii [Sivendi in history] Moscow.
  • Vera Rastorgueva & Joy Edelman. 2000. Ètimologičeskij slovar’ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian languages].Vol. 1.Moscow.
  • Vera Rastorgueva & Joy Edelman. 2003. Ètimologičeskij slovar’ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian languages]. Vol. 2. Moscow.
  • Vera Rastorgueva & Joy Edelman. 2007. Ètimologičeskij slovar’ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian languages]. Vol. 3.Moscow.
  • Joy Edelman. 2011. Ètimologičeskij slovar’ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian languages]. Vol. 4. Moscow.
  • Joy Edelman. 2002. Iranskie i slavjanskie jazyki. Istoričeskie otnošenija [Iranian and Slavic languages. Historical relations].Moscow.
  • Joy Edelman. 2009. Sravnitel’naja grammatika vostočnoiranskix jazykov. Leksika [Comparative grammar of Eastern Iranian languages]. Moscow.
  •  Pamjati V.S.Rastorguevoj. Sbornik statej [In memory of Vera Rastorgueva. Collection of articles]. Moscow. 2007.
  • Leksika, ètimologija, jazykovye kontakty. K jubileju dfn prof. D.I.Èdel’man: Sb. Statej [Vocabulary, etymology, language contacts. On the anniversary of Prof. Joy. Edelman]. Moscow, 2011.
  • Joy Edelman & Elena Molchanova. 2011. Iranskoe jazykoznanie v Rossii // žurn. Iranistika [Iranian linguistics in Russia // journ. Iranian studies]. (1) P. 13-26.
  • Joy Edelman & Elena Molchanova 2019. Ob istorii terminov rodstva i svojstvá v iranskix jazykax i dialektax // Algebra rodstva: Rodstvo. Sistemy rodstva. Sistemy terminov rodstva [History of Kinship Terms and Properties in Iranian languages and dialects / / Algebra of Kinship: Relationship. The system of kinship. The system of kinship terms] Ed. by V.A. Popov. – St.Petersburg.: SPbNC RAN; ANO «KIO», (17). P. 114-142.
  • Iranskoe jazykoznanie 2020: Trudy meždunarodnoj naučnoj konferencii «Čtenija pamjati B.B. Laškarbekova. K 70-letiju so dnja roždenija» [Iranian Linguistics. Proceedings of the international scientific conference “Readings in memory of B. Lashkarbekov  to the 70th anniversary of  his birth”]. Institut jazykoznanija RAN. October 18-20. 2018. Moscow: Jazyki Narodov Mira. 2020
  • Eradj Sobirov .2021.GULČIN. Izbrannye stat’i po tadžikskoj leksikologii: sbornik naučnyx statej [Gulchin. Selected articles on Tajik lexicology: collection of scientific articles]. Moscow: Institute of Linguistics RAS. 354 p. ISBN 978-5-6045878-0-5

Contact

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Sector of the Iranian languages 
Tel.: (495) 691-87-95