A Grammar of the Persian Language
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A Grammar of the Persian Language is an influential 18th-century linguistic work that systematically describes Persian grammar and helped introduce Persian studies to European scholarship.
All labels observed (1)
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| A Grammar of the Persian Language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11031615 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Grammar of the Persian Language Context triple: [William Jones (philologist), notableWork, A Grammar of the Persian Language]
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A.
Elementa grammatices Syrjaenae
Elementa grammatices Syrjaenae is a 19th-century grammatical study of the Syrjänian (Komi) language authored by Finnish linguist Matthias Castrén.
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B.
Basra school of grammar
The Basra school of grammar was an early and highly influential center of linguistic scholarship in Basra that helped shape the rules and analysis of Classical Arabic.
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C.
A Grammar of Tukang Besi
A Grammar of Tukang Besi is a comprehensive linguistic reference work detailing the structure and usage of the Tukang Besi language.
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D.
A Grammar of Toqabaqita (Lichtenberk)
"A Grammar of Toqabaqita (Lichtenberk)" is a comprehensive linguistic description of the Oceanic language Toqabaqita, authored by linguist Frantisek Lichtenberk and widely used as a reference work in Austronesian linguistics.
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E.
Iranian linguistics
Iranian linguistics is the branch of linguistics that studies the Iranian languages, their history, structure, and development within the Indo-Iranian family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Grammar of the Persian Language Target entity description: A Grammar of the Persian Language is an influential 18th-century linguistic work that systematically describes Persian grammar and helped introduce Persian studies to European scholarship.
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A.
Elementa grammatices Syrjaenae
Elementa grammatices Syrjaenae is a 19th-century grammatical study of the Syrjänian (Komi) language authored by Finnish linguist Matthias Castrén.
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B.
Basra school of grammar
The Basra school of grammar was an early and highly influential center of linguistic scholarship in Basra that helped shape the rules and analysis of Classical Arabic.
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C.
A Grammar of Tukang Besi
A Grammar of Tukang Besi is a comprehensive linguistic reference work detailing the structure and usage of the Tukang Besi language.
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D.
A Grammar of Toqabaqita (Lichtenberk)
"A Grammar of Toqabaqita (Lichtenberk)" is a comprehensive linguistic description of the Oceanic language Toqabaqita, authored by linguist Frantisek Lichtenberk and widely used as a reference work in Austronesian linguistics.
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E.
Iranian linguistics
Iranian linguistics is the branch of linguistics that studies the Iranian languages, their history, structure, and development within the Indo-Iranian family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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grammar ⓘ linguistic work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
introduce Persian to European scholars
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systematically describe Persian grammar ⓘ |
| audience |
European scholars
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students of Oriental languages ⓘ |
| author |
William Jones
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linked to:
William Jones (philologist)
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| circulation | Europe ⓘ |
| contributedTo | standardization of Persian grammatical description in Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| describes |
Persian orthography
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morphology of Persian ⓘ phonology of Persian ⓘ syntax of Persian ⓘ |
| field |
Iranian studies
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linguistics ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Classical Persian
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literary Persian ⓘ |
| genre | grammar handbook ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
European Persian studies
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Orientalist scholarship ⓘ comparative linguistics in Europe ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest comprehensive Persian grammars in a European language ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in establishing Persian as a subject of academic study in Europe
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systematic organization of Persian grammar ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| studies |
Persian nominal system
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Persian particles ⓘ Persian pronouns ⓘ Persian verb system ⓘ |
| subject |
Persian grammar
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Persian language ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | pre-modern Persian ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference work for Persian
ⓘ
teaching manual for Persian ⓘ |
| usedIn | European universities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Grammar of the Persian Language Description of subject: A Grammar of the Persian Language is an influential 18th-century linguistic work that systematically describes Persian grammar and helped introduce Persian studies to European scholarship.
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