26/05/2008

Abdull Rahman Haji Ma’ref (1940-2007)

Dr. Abdull Rahman Haji Maref (Kurdish: Ew-Rehman Hají Marif, ئه‌وڕه‌حمانی حاجی‌مارف) was without a doubt one of the best Kurdish contemporary linguists. His academic and scholarly […]
21/05/2008

Phonology

  Most investigations on language standardization have a tendency to slight phonological standardization. Moreover, phonological codification is often considered to be a by-product of standardization at […]
21/05/2008

Coining New Kurdish Words

The process of coining new Kurdish words is based on four principles: 1. Conformity to the rules of Kurdish grammar. 2. Simplicity and brevity. 3. Conservation […]
21/05/2008

Kurdish Grammar

The syntactic structure of language, like the phonological, morphological and semantic systems, undergoes varying degrees of change (codification) in the process of standardization. While dictionaries codify […]