Abstract:
The change and transformation of phonemes in the Persian language is entirely one of the most important topics in Persian linguistics, which today is addressed in a limited manner. Although in the past, the transformation of phonemes and the variation of sounds have been more or less studied in philology books, what is certain is that this discussion does not have much scientific and theoretical precedent. In contemporary research, linguists such as Homburg, Hen Bartelme, etc., have approached this subject critically and analytically. Among classical researchers, Siraj al-Din Ali Khan Arzoo, the most famous and learned critic of his time, about three hundred years ago, seriously and relatively critically examined each and every phoneme of the Persian language and demonstrated their transformation and change into other phonemes to the best of his ability. Although he encountered slips and mistakes along this path; however, considering that he appears to be the first person who tried to approach the subject of phonology scientifically, the author in this article has presented his views solely for the introduction of interested parties and researchers of phonology. Additionally, the writer has also used contemporary research in this field and has shown the validity or invalidity of Arzoo's views based on those studies, and where necessary, has criticized and reviewed the words of Khan Arzoo.
Machine summary:
Mehdi Rahim Pour Siraj al-Din Ali Khan Arzoo, One of the pioneers of phonological research in the Persian language Abstract: The change and substitution of phonemes in the Persian language is generally one of the most important topics in Persian linguistics, which is addressed in a limited manner today.
2 Khan Arzoo and Phonological Research: It is not accurately known who among contemporary researchers first conducted research in the field of phoneme substitution and change in the Persian language; however, it can be accepted with certainty that few people imagine that about three centuries ago, the subject of phoneme substitution was one of the primary topics of traditional linguists, especially in India.
(Ibid) 111 Regarding the change of this phoneme to "f", it must be said that in the modern period, some Persian words that begin with "p" are pronounced in two ways, both with "p" and with "f", which apparently this phonetic evolution occurs under the influence of the Arabic language's phonological system; because according to Arzoo, in Arabized words, the equivalent of the Persian sound "p" is "f".
) Historical phonology researchers believe that if the phoneme "t" is in the middle or at the end of a word, and also placed next to one of the sounds "r" or "n", it remains in the same form in Middle Persian and changes to "d" in New Persian.
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