Limitations of Economization in the Kurdish Language Dictionary

Khdir, Omer Salih; Mama, Othman Shakhsa

doi:10.25130/Lang.10.1.P2.9

	Limitations of Economization in the Kurdish Language Dictionary
Journal of Language Studies
Volume 10, Issue 1, Part 2, March 2026, Pages 164-181 PDF (1008.55 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.25130/Lang.10.1.P2.9
Authors
Omer Salih Khdir; Othman Shakhsa Mama
Abstract
This research discusses the limitations of economization in the Kurdish language dictionary, using the Mardokhi dictionary, which is a Kurdish, Persian, and Arabic dictionary, as an example. The importance of this study is that it attempts to identify economic limitations in culture. Although economy in language is beneficial to the speaker, human nature also organizes language according to the principle of low energy consumption, or economy, but a balance must be struck between shortening and complete preservation of language. Language constantly moves in two directions: expansion and contraction (economizing). Since a dictionary, like a treasury of words, consists of several cultural units that carry phonetic and semantic information, a dictionary sets conditions for cultural structures according to the law of limitation and limits economies. The research consists of two parts, in addition to the introduction and an abstract. The first part theoretically discusses the different concepts and interpretations of language limitations, as well as limitations at language levels in general, and then economics at language levels is presented. The second section presents practical examples of economization and limitations in culture. The study data were also interpreted and analyzed. Finally, the results, a list of sources, and an abstract of the research are presented in both Arabic and English.
Keywords
limitation; economy; dictionary; ease of expression; energy conservation

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