Research Center for Linguistics, Inscriptions and Texts (RCLIT)

RCLIT was established in 1995 and its activities go back to decades ago. RCLIT succeeded in gathering data about the Iranian dialects and languages. In addition, in collaboration with ICAR, many ancient inscriptions have been deciphered.

 

Structure

RCLIT embraces three research groups as follows:

·        Research Group for Ancient Inscriptions and Texts

·        Research Group for Linguistics and Dialectology

·        Research Group for Islamic Inscriptions and Texts

 

Aims and Duties

·         Research and documentation of ancient and Islamic period inscriptions, scripts and texts

·         Documentation of language and dialect varieties in Iran

·         Organizing and implementing programs and research projects

·         Programing and organizing research project at provincial level

·         Cooperating with other research centers at national and international levels

·         Compiling books and articles

Research Group of Ancient Inscriptions & Texts

·       Deciphering, transcription and interpretation of ancient inscriptions & texts

·       Identification of ancient scripts of Iranian languages such as cuneiform, Avestan, Pahlavi, Manichaean, etc.

·       Compilation of lexicons for ancient languages

·       Documentation of inscriptions and new accounts on inscriptions

·       Organization, supervision and programing national projects at provincial level all over Iran

Research Group of Islamic Inscriptions & Texts

 

·       Interpretation, deciphering and analyzing linguistic and historical inscriptions and texts belonging to the Islamic period

·       Research on manuscripts and historical documents of the Islamic period

·       Research and documentation of all portable and non-portable inscriptions of the Islamic period

·       Research on coins and seals of the Islamic period

·       Research on historical graveyards and gravestone inscriptions

·       Supervising the database for inscriptions, coins, seals and gravestones

·       Outlining, programming and organizing proposals at provincial level

Research Group of Linguistics & Dialectology

·        Research on scattered languages and dialects all over Iran

·        Compilation of Linguistic Atlas of Iran

·        Documentation of Iranian languages and dialects

 

Accomplished Projects

·       Holding national & international conferences such as the International Conference on Linguistic  Heritage;

·       Publication of books and articles in different scientific journals.