زبان، گونه، گويش و لهجه: كاربردهاي بومي و جهاني

Language, dialect, accent and variety: Their use in the writings of Iranian and non-Iranian Scholars

The terms ʹlanguageʹ, ʹdialectʹ, ʹaccentʹ, and ʹvarietyʹ are among the basic notions in linguistics. These notions are particularly important in the context of Iranian linguistics. In this article, I will show that there is a lot of disagreement on the use of them among the Iranian scholars. This discussion, I hope, will contribute to the clarification and specification of the terms and can lead to the creation of standardization and consensus in their use.