The writing systems of Persian, Urdu, and Pashto draw from a common script (Arabic) with
adaptations to represent sounds specific to each language. With the aim of presenting a …

Objectives Phonation is influenced by hearing as a feedback mechanism. The purpose of
the present study was to compare selected acoustic parameters in children using cochlear …

The vowel systems employed by different varieties of Persian across time and space exhibit
a great deal of variation. This study attempts to describe that variation diachronically, in the …

Assuming that word-prosodic parameters are organized into a hierarchical tree where
certain parameters are embedded under others, this paper proposes the Prosodic …

This study examines the perception of short and long vowels in Arabic and Japanese by
three groups of listeners differing in their first languages (L1): Arabic, Japanese, and …

This article explores the role of transfer and Universal Grammar (UG) in second language
(L2) phonology by investigating the L2 acquisition of stress/prominence in footless …

This study is a phonological analysis of the process of vowel shortening in Persian. The aim
was to find out whether there are any rules governing the different cases of vowel shortening …

Abstract Okati, F. 2012. The Vowel Systems of Five Iranian Balochi Dialects. Studia
Linguistica Upsaliensia 13. Studia Iranica Upsaliensia 20. 241 pp. Uppsala. ISBN 978-91 …

Coarticulation is an important source of new phonological contrasts. When speakers
interpret effects such as nasalization, glottalization, and rhoticization as an inherent property …

While the current literature on Modern Persian (MP) shows heightened interest in its vowel
inventory, a cogent synchronic account of Modern Persian vowels (MPV) has yet to be …