Habib Borjian
List of John Benjamins publications for which Habib Borjian plays a role.
2008 The Komisenian Dialect of Aftar Archív Orientální 76:3, pp. 379–416 | Article
A Northwest Iranian dialect, Aftari, is grouped both diachronically and typologically together with the other dialects spoken around the town of Semnān, east of Tehran. For this group the designation “Komisenian”, after the old name of the province, is proposed in the article. As is the case with… read more
2007 Marriage Rites in South Caspian Villages: Ethnographic and Linguistic Materials from Māzandarān Archív Orientální 75:2, pp. 191–214 | Article
This article consists of a descriptive account of the traditional marriage rites in Māzandarān, followed by two dialect texts with English translation. The ethnography describes various stages involved in a typical traditional marriage, including the proposal and betrothal, observances prior to the… read more
2006 The Oldest Known Texts in New Tabari: The Collection of Aleksander Chodźko Archív Orientální 74:2, pp. 153–171 | Article
This article transcribes, translates, analyzes, and identifies a set of seventeen poems and songs collected in the 1830s by the pioneering Orientalist and folklorist Aleksander Chodźko, who published the songs using Perso-Arabic characters. The verses are the oldest known documents in the… read more
