ABSTRACT

This book describes the structure of modern Persia, showing the methods by which it conveys meaning in sentences and connected passages and illustrating its special characteristics. As an introduction there is a brief account of Persia, its inhabitants, their occupations and beliefs; some attempt is made also to show how the language has been modified by the events of Persian history. A section is devoted to representative writings.

chapter I|18 pages

WHAT IS PERSIAN?

chapter II|8 pages

SCRIPT AND PRONUNCIATION

chapter III|15 pages

THE NOUN AND ITS ADJUNCTS

(I) NOUNS AND PRONOUNS

chapter IV|13 pages

THE NOUN AND ITS ADJUNCTS

(II) DERIVED AND COMPOUND NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES

chapter V|14 pages

THE STRUCTURE OF THE SENTENCE

(I) THE VERB, SIMPLE AND COMPOUND

chapter VI|6 pages

STRUCTURE OF THE SENTENCE

(II) THE PASSIVE : SUBORDINATE CLAUSES

chapter VII|24 pages

OUTSTANDING FIGURES IN PERSIAN LITERATURE

chapter VIII|6 pages

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS