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Graveyards are historical and cultural sites that display the language and identity of the dead in a specific context. Epitaphs can be considered a prosperous source of linguistic information rarely mentioned in cultural studies. Therefore, to study the theme and content of epitaphs, authors photographed 915 tombstones (Persian and Turkish) of Tabriz graveyards within a field study. Then, using content analysis, the authors examined the epitaphs based on micro and macro tools. Due to not including the date of birth in some epitaphs, the death year was considered 1941 to 2020. At the first glance, it seems that the epitaphs have the same content in terms of having the deceased's name, date of death, and birth. However, the present study's findings revealed that some elements such as identity, the cause of death, moral message, and micro tools are used to create original and unique epitaphs. On the other hand, the findings indicated the low presence of the Turkish language in Tabriz epitaphs.
 

Keywords: Epitaphs, discourse analysis, graveyard, Tabriz.

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