Jaffer Sheyholislami to Publish First Comprehensive Resource on the Kurdish Language
Congratulations to Dr. Jaffer Sheyholislami (School of Linguistics and Language Studies) on the completion of The Oxford Handbook of Kurdish Linguistics, the first-ever comprehensive resource on the Kurdish language.
The handbook brings together contributors with connections to and across Kurdistan and the Kurdish diaspora, representing a wide range of linguistic traditions, from structural and applied linguistics to literary, cultural, and historical perspectives.
The Oxford Handbook of Kurdish Linguistics will be published as an open access title, free to read and download as of Jan. 18, 2027. Hardcover versions of the handbook are now available for purchase on the Oxford University Press website.