Atlas of the Languages of Iran
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Type of site | Online atlas |
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| Available in | English Persian |
| Area served | Linguistics Geolinguistics Linguistic map Linguistic typology Language documentation Iranian languages |
| Created by | Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre (GCRC) at Carleton University Shahrekord University |
| Founder(s) | Erik John Anonby |
| Editor | Erik Anonby, Mortaza Taheri-Ardali |
| URL | iranatlas |
| Launched | 2015 |
| Current status | Active |
The online Atlas of the Languages of Iran (ALI) is a collection of interactive language distribution maps and linguistic maps of the languages spoken across Iran.[1] The atlas is developed and maintained at the Geomatics and Cartographic Research Center (GCRC)[2] at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. The maps on the atlas are searchable and illustrate patterns in the phonology, morphosyntax, and lexicon of languages spoken in Iran.[1][3][4] As the atlas is interactive, users are free to access the data and information represented on the maps, and they are encouraged to contribute and comment on the language data for each location.[1][5]
Language maps
The primary goal of this atlas is to provide an overview of the language situation in Iran.[6][7] The atlas provides both interactive language distribution maps and static linguistic maps.The language distribution maps show language varieties spoken across the Provinces of Iran alongside an estimation of the number of speakers for each variety.[1]
Language classification
The Atlas of the Languages of Iran (ALI) presents a working classification of the languages of Iran using the traditional
The language classification tree is also represented as a three-dimensional force graph web visualizing language varieties and different types of links between them: genealogical inheritance, areal similarity, and ethnic identification.[9]
Resources
Resources used for language data collection and documentation throughout the process of building ALI have been provided on the atlas's page.[1] The bibliography contains a list of references that are used and/or cited in the atlas.[10]
Questionnaire
The ALI linguistic data questionnaire, available in
References
- ^ a b c d e Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. "Atlas of the Languages of Iran". iranatlas.net/index.html.
- ^ Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. "Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre". gcrc.carleton.ca.
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- ^ Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. "Atlas of the Languages of Iran". iranatlas.net.
- ^ Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. "Atlas of the Languages of Iran". iranatlas.net.
- ^ "Questionnaires - Materials for the Atlas of the Languages of Iran (ALI)". carleton.ca.
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Further reading
- Aliakbari, Mohammad; Gheitasi, Mojtaba; Anonby, Erik (2015). "On Language Distribution in Ilam Province, Iran". Iranian Studies. 48 (6): 835–850. S2CID 162337795.
- Anonby, Erik; Mohammadirad, Masoud; Sheyholislami, Jaffer (2019). "Kordestan Province in the Atlas of the Languages of Iran: Research process, language distribution, and language classification". Current Issues in Kurdish Linguistics: 1–9. Retrieved 29 December 2022.