Vocal and Phonic Changes in Kashani Dialect

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This article is an effort to know the dialect of people in Kashan and to survey its vocal and phonic characteristics by studying the language of the people of this city. Collecting and classifying some words, the author tries to analyze the most important factor in vocal and phonic differences, namely, the changes of vowels and consonants. Also, in this article a try is made to investigate the causes of some of these differences and to systematize them by using some linguistic themes. The author has appealed to the historical changes of some words to confirm his viewpoints. All the words mentioned in Kashani dialect are transcribed so that the readers know their current pronunciations.