Sincerity of Ta’arofs Across Genders in Persian Language: A Cognitive Approach
Sincerity of Ta’arofs Across Genders in Persian Language: A Cognitive Approach

Maryam Bordbar; Arsalan Golfam; Sahar Bahrami; Hayat Ameri

Volume 10, Issue 1 , June 2019, , Pages 21-37

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2019.71999

Abstract
  This paper deals with the sincerity of Persian language Ta’arofs across genders. The sincerity is evaluated by means of cultural schemas. Data that is gathered from different ...  Read More
Selection of the Request Speech Act Strategies in Kurdish Regarding two Social Factors: Gender and Power
Selection of the Request Speech Act Strategies in Kurdish Regarding two Social Factors: Gender and Power

Chiya Sheykhmohammadi; Nahid Yarahmadzehi; Amir Mohamadian

Volume 10, Issue 1 , June 2019, , Pages 183-202

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2019.72008

Abstract
  This research, conducted in the field of pragmatics and sociolinguistics, aims at the describing and analyzing the type and number of request strategies in Kurdish, Mokri dialect, regarding ...  Read More