Investigating the Compound Words Ended to “Negar” Stem in Persian Language: A Cognitive Approach
Investigating the Compound Words Ended to “Negar” Stem in Persian Language: A Cognitive Approach

Zahra Hasanpuran; Ali Alizadeh

Volume 14, Issue 2 , March 2024, , Pages 79-104

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2024.363973.666852

Abstract
  One of the word formation processes in Persian language is the compounding process, which speakers use in a productive way to create words with new meanings. This process contains at ...  Read More
The study of brain function during the understanding of conventional and unconventional metaphors
The study of brain function during the understanding of conventional and unconventional metaphors

Ladan Javaheri; amer gheitury; Mehdi khodamoradi; Shahab Moradkhani

Volume 13, Issue 2 , May 2023, , Pages 23-53

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2023.353638.666822

Abstract
  The present era is the era of science's control over human beliefs. Man's need to know the nature of himself and the world around him has led him to believe in phenomena based on objective ...  Read More
Cognitive Semantics of
Cognitive Semantics of "GAH" from the Perspective of Semantic Conflict and Resolution Hypothesis

Ali Alizadeh; Hamed Akbarpour; Faranak Jamaleddin; Mohammad Reza Dehghanzadeh

Volume 11, Issue 2 , February 2021, , Pages 97-119

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2021.314951.666676

Abstract
  The aim of this study is to carefully examine the morpheme "GAH" in order to enumerate the concepts contained in and to discover the mechanism of conversion between these concepts from ...  Read More
A Cognitive Study of the Construction of Euphemistic Meaning Via the Process of Negation in Persian
A Cognitive Study of the Construction of Euphemistic Meaning Via the Process of Negation in Persian

Sadjad Mousavi; Arsalan Golfam; Ferdows Aghagolzadeh; Aliyeh Kambuziya

Volume 11, Issue 2 , February 2021, , Pages 199-222

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2020.296445.666574

Abstract
  The aim of this article is to explain the construction of euphemistic meaning via the process of negation from the perspective of cognitive linguistics. The main question of the present ...  Read More
Ezafe Constructions in Persian Language from Goldberg’s Construction Grammar Perspective
Ezafe Constructions in Persian Language from Goldberg’s Construction Grammar Perspective

Hossein Razavian; Sedighe Kavusi Tajkoh; Sahar Bahrami Khorshid

Volume 7, Issue 2 , January 2017, , Pages 39-57

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2016.61524

Abstract
  Goldberg’s Construction Grammar is a cognitive linguistics approach which has considered ‘Constructions’ as the basic units of language. The present study aimed to ...  Read More
The Semantic Network of “Gereftan” in Persian Based on Principled Polysemy Model
The Semantic Network of “Gereftan” in Persian Based on Principled Polysemy Model

Mohammad Amozadeh; Gholamhossein Karimi Doostan; Babak Sharif

Volume 7, Issue 1 , September 2016, , Pages 117-136

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2016.59419

Abstract
  This article aims to analyze the semantics of the Persian verb “gereftan” by providing a transparent picture of its polysemous nature. The data under study are gathered ...  Read More
Metaphor; A Survey on the Factors Related to Semantic Comprehension; their Effectiveness and Psychological Reliability
Metaphor; A Survey on the Factors Related to Semantic Comprehension; their Effectiveness and Psychological Reliability

Leila Erfaniyan Qonsoli; Shahla Sharifi

Volume 5, Issue 2 , March 2015, , Pages 77-96

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2015.54186

Abstract
  The present study is a randomized pilot project that intends to test the Graded Salience Hypothesis (Giora, 1997), to investigate the major factors contributing to understanding meaning. ...  Read More
Grammaticalization and Metaphorical Extension
Grammaticalization and Metaphorical Extension

Mehrdad Naghzguy Kohan; Mohammad Naghzguy Kohan

Volume 3, Issue 1 , October 2013, , Pages 117-134

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2012.30298

Abstract
  Grammaticalization provides a framework to study the genesis and development of grammatical forms in language. In this framework, it is argued that new grammatical forms are constantly ...  Read More
Conceptual metaphor in a Khotanese text
Conceptual metaphor in a Khotanese text

Seyyed Fatemeh Musavi

Volume 4, Issue 1 , April 2013, , Pages 111-127

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2013.35930

Abstract
  Cognitive science has found out that languages typically make use of conceptual metaphors to concretize abstract meanings. Conceptual metaphor explains a target domain which is abstract ...  Read More