This volume is a survey of the historical development of Persian grammar in its Western Branch, within the larger division of Persian linguistic scholarship. It

This book is the first authoritative survey of the historical developments of Persian grammar, from the first attested work some 200 years ago to the present da

This volume reproduces key historical texts concerning `colonial knowledges’. The use of the adjective 'colonial' indicates that knowledge is shaped by power

The grammar in this book is comprehensive, and contains all that is necessary for the student to become thoroughly familiar with the language.