Language Economy and its Influence on Colloquial Persian

Various theories have been proposed to explain the differences which exist between the language of Persian Medieval Prose and standard Persian as well as between standard Persian and colloquial Persian.     What everyone seems to agree on though is that changes in language are caused by a yet unknown and seemingly uncontrollable phenomenon .Today , the gap which exists between standard and colloquial Persian is so deep, that in the eventuality that amendments were deemed necessary, it would be impossible to implement them and bring back colloquial Persian closer back to its standard form. A deeper and more precise understanding of colloquial language, assessing the role and functions of language economy and identifying and isolating the elements which cause changes in the form and content of languages are all factors which need to be studied and taken into account to help reduce errors in language planning process. In this article, we explain and classify the inclinations of Persian speakers to shorten and simplify language components, a phenomenon known as language economy, which we believe, is the main factor influencing the development of colloquial Persian.