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2024-02-27 18:03
Preserving regional languages helps fortify standard Persian, linguist says
TEHRAN – “Translation of paramount Persian books to regional languages serves as a testament to the fact that linguistic justice is not a threat but also works in favor of fostering the standard Persian language,” an Iranian linguist has said.
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2023-06-30 17:32
Khorasan Razavi eyes national registration of its ancient dialects
TEHRAN - The Khorasan region is home to a diverse array of ancient languages and dialects which have evolved through centuries of cultural and linguistic exchanges, and their preservation is an important aspect of Iranian cultural heritage.
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2023-03-28 03:08
By Mohammad Mazhari
Exclusive: Linguist says ChatGPT has invalidated Chomsky's ‘innate principles of language’
TEHRAN - An American linguist, Daniel Everett, has criticized Noam Chomsky's argument about "innate principles of language," emphasizing that ChatGPT has demonstrated how a language can be learned without any hard-wired principles of grammar.
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2023-02-05 22:30
Sassanid coins documented in Kerman
TEHRAN – A group of linguists and coinage experts has recently finished work on 250 Sassanid coins being kept in treasure troves of cultural heritage museums in Kerman province.
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2023-01-15 18:32
Rock-carved tombstone discovered near Persepolis
TEHRAN – A researcher has found an ancient tombstone in Naqsh-e Rostam, which is one of the wonders of the ancient world situated near Persepolis, southern Iran.
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2022-11-30 17:55
Magnificent ruins and clues about Persian script evolution
TEHRAN– Apart from matchless royal arts and architecture, the UNESCO-designated Persepolis, which was once the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550– 330 BC), holds treasured clues to the Persian writing and script as well.
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2022-09-06 18:28
Mysteries of ancient language unraveled in Iran
TEHRAN – A team of linguists has recently unveiled mysteries of an ancient language in an attempt to decipher and translate an ancient Elamite script found in southern Iran some 120 years ago.
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2022-02-05 20:00
National webinar to discuss inscriptions, oral heritage of Iran
TEHRAN – A national webinar has invited linguistics, historians, anthropologists, and experts of other disciplines to discuss characteristics and changes of texts and oral heritage of Iran from prehistorical times to the present.
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2021-12-14 21:16
Iran historical linguistics investigated
TEHRAN – Over the past year, 31 researchers have conducted investigates on historical linguistics of homeland in terms of ancient bas-reliefs, inscriptions, and coins to name a few.
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2021-11-13 21:19
Tehran webinar to put the spotlight on digitalized manuscripts
TEHRAN – On Sunday, a Tehran webinar will be turning the spotlight on the digitalized manuscripts and the latest ways to benefit from them to preserve cultural heritage elements.