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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

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Researchers

Oleg Belyaev

Head of Section
Ph.D.

Joy I. Edelman

Chief Researcher
PhD, Dr.habil., Professor

Elena Molchanova

Chief Researcher
PhD, Dr.habil.

Leyli R. Dodykhudoeva

Senior Researcher
Ph.D

Sophia Vinogradova

Senior Researcher
PhD

Artyom Badeev

Research Assistant

Funded by research projects

Irina Khomchenkova

Research Assistant (funded by research project)

Yulia Sinitsyna

Junior Researcher (funded by research project)

In Memoriam

Vasily Abaev (1900–2001)

Valentin Efimov (1933–2007)

Vera Rastorgueva (1912–2005)

Former researchers

Alexandra Cherkunova

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