37.1231, Books: A Grammatical Sketch of Kurdish with Special Reference to Central Kurdish (Sorani): Karimipour (2026)

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Date: 23-Mar-2026
From: Ulrich Lueders [contact at lincom.eu]
Subject: A Grammatical Sketch of Kurdish with Special Reference to Central Kurdish (Sorani): Karimipour (2026)


Title: A Grammatical Sketch of Kurdish with Special Reference to
Central Kurdish (Sorani)
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Lincom GmbH
           https://lincom-shop.eu/
Book URL:
https://lincom-shop.eu/epages/57709feb-b889-4707-b2ce-c666fc88085d.sf/en_GB/?ViewObjectPath=%2FShops%2F57709feb-b889-4707-b2ce-c666fc88085d%2FProducts%2F%22ISBN%209783969392829%22

Author(s): Amir Karimipour; Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

17x24 cm. ISBN 9783969392829. Languages of the World/Materials 519.
126pp. 2026. EUR 70.80.

Abstract:

This work presents a grammatical sketch of the Kurdish language with
special emphasis on Central Kurdish (Sorani). The study examines the
linguistic structures of this dialect across six main chapters.
The first chapter introduces the Kurdish language, its genetic
classification, geographical distribution, and dialectal groups. The
second chapter analyzes the phonological system of Sorani, including
vowels, consonants, syllable structure, and phonological processes.
The third chapter explores nominal morphology, focusing on nouns,
pronouns, adjectives, and numerals.
The fourth chapter addresses verbal morphology, examining the tense
and aspect system, passive constructions, and the weakened ergative
features characteristic of Sorani. The fifth chapter analyzes syntax,
including word order (SOV), noun phrase and verb phrase structures,
and various types of simple and complex sentences. The sixth chapter
discusses lexical composition and word formation processes.
Distinctive features of Sorani include: loss of grammatical gender,
reduced ergativity, use of pronominal clitics, the Ezafe construction,
and analytic formation of perfect tenses and passive voice. The
grammar is supplemented with comprehensive appendices containing
complete verb paradigms, noun declension patterns, and an extensive
Kurdish-English wordlist.
This study draws on native speaker data and previous research in
Kurdish dialectology, providing a systematic description of Sorani's
phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon, while highlighting both
its shared features with other Kurdish dialects and its unique
characteristics within the Kurdish language family.

Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation

Subject Language(s): Kurdish (kur)

Written In: English (eng)



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