37.1016, Books: On the Place of Linguistics in Northern Afghanistan: Werner and Lunsford (eds.) (2025)

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Date: 11-Mar-2026
From: Dustin Wilson [publications at sil.org]
Subject: On the Place of Linguistics in Northern Afghanistan: Werner and Lunsford (eds.) (2025)


Title: On the Place of Linguistics in Northern Afghanistan
Subtitle: A Tribute to Simone Beck
Series Title: Publications in Linguistics
Publication Year: 2025

Publisher: SIL International Publications
           http://www.sil.org/resources/publications
Book URL: https://www.sil.org/resources/publications/entry/111028

Editor(s): Eberhard Werner, Wayne Lunsford

Print, Paperback 6" x 9"

Abstract:

Bringing a timely contribution to scholarship about the linguistic
variations of languages spoken in northern Afghanistan, the authors
address gaps in existing literature, particularly regarding linguistic
areality in Afghanistan and Uzbek identity. By exploring
lesser-studied languages like Afghan Wakhi and Turkmen, they also
provide fresh insights into Iranian and Turkic languages.
The volume is published in honor of Simone Beck, who dedicated many
years of her life to comprehending the linguistic diversity of the
region. She meticulously documented her ethnographic observations,
unveiling the religious and sociolinguistic nuances inherent within
the communities she studied.
On the Place of Linguistics in Northern Afghanistan builds on ongoing
documentation efforts, offering valuable data for linguists,
anthropologists, and scholars interested in the languages and cultures
of Central Asia. Beck's exegesis of Isaiah 40:12-31 in German will be
of particular interest to biblical scholars.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics




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