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Focusing on the vocabulary analysis of the Sufi Mathnavi poem from the 14th century, this book provides a comprehensive method for describing both total and special vocabularies. It includes a complete concordance with inflectional forms, along with a frequency word-list specific to this New Persian text. Additionally, the work features a statistical survey detailing the general vocabulary, Arabic loan-words, and terminology related to Sufi religion, making it a valuable resource for linguists and scholars of Persian literature.

In a long series of essays, written during almost half a century, Bo Utas analyses the development of West Iranian languages, particularly Old, Middle, and New Persian, from various perspectives. The focus is placed on the transition from Middle to New Persian and the final essays (hitherto partly unpublished) especially elucidate this process in the light of an interaction between oral and written language.