Interdisciplinary Studies in Media and Culture

Everyday Language in Popular Songs after 1400: From Expressive Liberation to Linguistic Erosion

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Author

seyed mahdi mousavi mirkali

Faculty Member, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran.

10.30465/ismc.2026.55214.3076
Abstract
This research examines the function of everyday language in Persian songs after 1400 and tries to show that this language, instead of having an inherently positive or negative nature, can tend to one of two opposing poles depending on the way it is used: Colloquialism, or "linguistic erosion," is the reduction of language to mechanical repetition and stereotypes. The theoretical framework of the research is based on the combination of two approaches: Viktor Shlovsky's theory of defamiliarization, which measures the degree of creative deviation of the linguistic form from the norm, and Roman Jacobsen's theory of language functions, which analyzes the relationship between the emotional, poetic and persuasive functions of the text. With a qualitative and text-based analysis of fifteen selected songs selected based on learning criteria on digital platforms, this research shows that the creative use of dialogue, in the form of innovative metaphor, meaning-making paradox or non-artificial emotional honesty, can work with empathy and empathy. poetry remains; While the superficial and stereotypical repetition of the same language, with the dominance of the persuasive function, leads to a reduction in expressive depth.

Keywords

Everyday language
Persian song
expressive liberation
linguistic erosion
defamiliarization
language functions
Subjects
Interdisciplinary Studies in Media and Culture

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 12 November 2026

  • Receive Date 18 July 2026
  • Revise Date 12 November 2026
  • Accept Date 12 November 2026
  • Publish Date 12 November 2026

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