Yahya Modarresi

Yahya Modarresi Tehrani (born 1945) is an Iranian linguist and Professor of Linguistics at the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies (I.H.C.S.). He is best known for his works on sociolinguistics. He won the Iranian Book of the Year Award for his book An Introduction to Sociolinguistics.[1][2]

Yahya Modarresi Tehrani
Born1945
Tehran
EducationUniversity of Kansas (PhD)
Scientific career
Fieldslinguistics
InstitutionsInstitute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
ThesisA SOCIOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF MODERN PERSIAN (1978)
Doctoral advisorJames W. Hartman
Other academic advisorsDavid A. Dinnen
Michael M. T. Henderson

Books

  • An Introduction to Sociolinguistics, Tehran: IHCS 1989
  • Language and Migration (2015)

References

  1. Modarresi, Yahya (2 August 2018). Sedighi, Anousha; Shabani-Jadidi, Pouneh (eds.). "Sociolinguistics". The Oxford Handbook of Persian Linguistics. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198736745.013.13. ISBN 978-0-19-873674-5.
  2. "Yahya Modarresi". پژوهشکده زبانشناسی (in Persian).
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