The Iranian languages are a major component of the Indo-European family, and an important link between Asian, European and African languages. They contain features that can provide crucial evidence for synchronic and diachronic typology and other theoretical linguistic issues, but which are widely unknown and difficult to access. Providing descriptions of each language in the family, this fascinating volume also includes paradigms and syntagms, as well as systematic comparative-historical and typological statements. With each chapter written by an acknowledged author in the field, "The Iranian Languages" is the ideal text for the professional and student linguist interested in accurate, in-depth and up-to-date descriptions of the entire language family.