Yadollah Samareh

Yadollah Samareh (1932 – 22 February 2019) was an Iranian linguist and emeritus professor of linguistics at the University of Tehran. He was known for his expertise on Persian phonetics. Samareh was a permanent member of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature.[1] He was the first Iranian PhD graduate of University College London. A festschrift in his honor, edited by Omid Tabibzadeh, was published in 2004.[2]

Yadollah Samareh
Born1932 (1932)
Died22 February 2019(2019-02-22) (aged 86–87)
EducationUniversity College London (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsPhonetics
InstitutionsUniversity of Tehran
ThesisThe Phonological Structure of Syllable and Word in Tehrani Persian (1968)
Doctoral advisorJoseph Desmond O'Connor
Other academic advisorsA. C. Gimson, Gordon Frederick Arnold, Michael Halliday, Dennis Fry
Doctoral students

Books

  • Persian Phonetics, Tehran: Iran University Press
  • Teaching Persian, Tehran: MSRT
  • Persian language teaching. Elementary course
  • Enseignement de la langue persane
  • Persische Sprachlehre

References

  1. "FM spox condolens death of prominent linguist". Islamic Republic News Agency.
  2. Festschrift for Professor Y. Samareh. Bu Ali Sina University Press. 2004.


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