Simin Karimi: Current Research & Prospects in Iranian Linguistics

In this episode, join host Yasamin Jameh, in unearthing the history of the Indo-European language family and how it emerged as a language category in the onset of British imperial domination of India during the 18th century. Furthermore, learn about the latest research taking place in the field of Iranian linguistics today.  

The 25th episode of Parse is an excerpt of a talk given by Dr. Simin Karimi where she discusses the history of the Indo-European language family and more specifically, Iranian languages, starting in the 16th century. Furthermore, she discusses current trends and prospects in the field of Iranian linguistics, particularly the research undertaken by the Iranian Linguistics Research Team at the University of Arizona, formed in 2015.  

Dr. Karimi has published many journal articles, book chapters, and one book-length monograph. She is currently preparing a volume on the syntax, morphology, and phonology of five Iranian languages (Balochi, Ossetian, Pashto, Persian and Sorani-Kurdish), a project funded by the National Science Foundation. Dr. Karimi earned her Ph.D. in theoretical linguistics from the University of Washington in 1989 and is currently a professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona. She served as the department head from 2011 to 2016. In addition, she has been the Chair of the Iranian Linguistics Research Team since 2015 in the same department.  

To listen to the full talk, click here: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Vmei-OUmA