Volume 14 (2023)
Volume 13 (2022)
Volume 12 (2021)
Volume 11 (2020)
Volume 10 (2019)
Volume 9 (2018)
Volume 8 (2017)
Volume 7 (2017)
Volume 6 (2015)
Volume 5 (2014)
Volume 4 (2013)
Volume 3 (2012)
Volume 2 (2012)
Volume 1 (2010)
Number of Articles: 211
Allomorph Alternation in Ezafe/Possessive Constructions in Sanandaji Kurdish: A Distributed Morphology Approach
Volume 10, Issue 1 , June 2019, , Pages 39-58
Abstract
Conditions governing Ezafe/possessive marker allomorphy in Sanandaji Kurdish are of vital importance. There are four possible cases for the head noun of Ezafe construction; i.e. it ... Read MoreProduction of English be-passive by Farsi-speaking EFL learners: A cognitive-construction grammar approach
Volume 4, Issue 1 , April 2013, , Pages 41-60
Abstract
English passive has always been regarded as a challenge by Farsi-speaking EFL learners. Despite the presence of many linguistic and pedagogical approaches in studying and teaching English ... Read MoreVowel harmony and disharmony in Azerbaijani Turkish language Classification of Persian Verbs based on Event and Aspectual
Volume 4, Issue 2 , March 2014, , Pages 41-60
Abstract
The relationship between verbs and their arguments is a widely debated topic in linguistics. This important area of research explores current theories of how a verb’s semantics ... Read MoreHistorical Development of Comparative and Superlative Adjectives in Old Iranian and West Middle Iranian Languages and New Persian Authors
Volume 5, Issue 1 , September 2014, , Pages 41-56
Abstract
Adjective in its natural or "positive" state may be made comparative or superlative by the addition of suffixes. In this article the development of these suffixes from Indo-European ... Read MoreThe Analysis of Azari-Turkish Wh-Words in Minimalism
Volume 5, Issue 2 , March 2015, , Pages 41-56
Abstract
The present study investigates Azari-Turkish wh-words within the framework of minimalism. The analysis of wh-in-situ data shows that [+Q] &ki/kïparticle are syntactically in ... Read MoreAuxiliation in Persian and Evolution of Passive Structure from Stative to Dynamic Passive
Volume 6, Issue 1 , September 2015, , Pages 41-60
Abstract
Auxiliation is a subfield of the more familiar field of grammaticalization in world languages and deals with the way in which complex lexical verb structures develop over time into ... Read MoreThe Status of Adjective Phrases in Persian: A Role and Reference
Volume 6, Issue 2 , January 2016, , Pages 41-60
Abstract
The present study aims to examine the analysis of Persian adjective phrases (APs) within Role and Reference Grammar (RRG) and to appraise the merits and demerits thereof. In RRG, there ... Read MoreLexical Aspect in Persian Deadjectival Complex Predicates
Volume 8, Issue 1 , June 2017, , Pages 41-57
Abstract
In this paper, we will study the lexical aspect in Persian deadjectival complex predicates. Hence, we firstly review different kinds of aspect. Then, we will succinctly review three ... Read MoreConspiracy in Azarbaijani Turkish
Volume 3, Issue 2 , January 2013, , Pages 43-56
Abstract
In this article, conspiracy which has been introduced by Kisseberth (1970) is studied in Azarbaijani Turkish. Sometimes, in a language or some languages, certain rules are used to avoid ... Read MoreA Constructional Cognitive Approach to the Persian Suffix ‘-gɑr’
Volume 9, Issue 2 , January 2019, , Pages 45-66
Abstract
The suffix ‘-gɑr’ is a nominal and adjectival suffix in Persian which is believed by most researchers to express the subjective (agentive) meaning. The purpose of the present ... Read MoreWriting Errors Analysis of Kazakh Persian Language Learners Based on Corder Model
Volume 10, Issue 2 , March 2020, , Pages 45-65
Abstract
Nowadays, errors made by language learners are not seen as signs of language incompetency, rather than are considered as measures for assessing second language , competency in learning ... Read MoreGrammaticalization Process of engâr / engâri
Volume 11, Issue 2 , February 2021, , Pages 49-72
Abstract
In Modern New Persian, two adverbs “engâr” and “engâri” are used to represent irrealis modality when the speaker introduces a simile or a parable ... Read MoreAnalyzing the Pronunciation of Two Persian Homofunction-homogragh Conjunctions in Various Environments
Volume 12, Issue 1 , July 2021, , Pages 49-70
Abstract
Persian uses [o] and [va] as two conjunctions, both of which mean ‘and’. Interestingly, both are represented by the grapheme <و> in the Persian orthography. Accordingly, ... Read MorePhonological Analysis of Modern Persian Irregular Verbs: An Optimality Approach
Volume 2, Issue 1 , March 2011, , Pages 51-82
Abstract
This paper provides an analysis of Persian verbs within the framework of Optimality theory. To be more specific, it mainly cocentrates on past and present stems of Persian verbs. Since ... Read MoreMukri Pronominal Clitics in Prepositional Phrase: An Optimality Theorectic
Volume 12, Issue 2 , December 2022, , Pages 51-76
Abstract
Historical linguistic studies on words lead to the genesis of clitics. Clitics function like independent words but they are phonologically dependent and in order to be pronounced ... Read MoreSemantic Aspects of "bayad" (must) in Persian
Volume 1, Issue 1 , November 2010
Abstract
“ba:y?d” as a Persian lexeme is interwoven with modality, a semantic category and therefore has a complicated and thought- provoking semantic nature. This paper uses evidence from ... Read MoreModal Functions of Tense in Persian
Volume 3, Issue 1 , October 2013, , Pages 53-76
Abstract
In contrast to the grammatical category of mood in Persian which has been subject to a number of studies, modality as a semantic category has not received the due attention it deserves. ... Read MoreAn Etymological Study of some Hōrāmian Verbs
Volume 2, Issue 2 , March 2011, , Pages 57-75
Abstract
H?r?m? is a g?r?n? dialect and subset of G?r?n?-Z?z? linguistic branch and is considered as one of northwest Iranian dialects. H?r?m? is a preserved dialect and have preserved the ... Read MorePlace Assimilation in the Persian Coronal Nasal: Categorical or Gradient?
Volume 3, Issue 2 , January 2013, , Pages 57-75
Abstract
This study focuses on one particular sound change common in conversational speech, in which coronal nasal consonants undergo place assimilation toward the following syllable- or word-initial ... Read MoreA Comparison of Derivation in Scientific and Colloquial Varieties in Persian
Volume 5, Issue 1 , September 2014, , Pages 57-74
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This paper studies derivation in scientific and colloquial varieties in Persian, and seeks to determine the frequency and manner of this process in each of the above-mentioned varieties ... Read MorePhrase Accent in Persian Intonational Phonology
Volume 5, Issue 2 , March 2015, , Pages 57-76
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This article addresses the phonetic and phonological representation of H- phrase accent in the tonal structure of Persian pre-nuclear accents. In an experimental study, three groups ... Read MoreDiscursive –semiotics Criticism of Personification as a Process in Literary Discourse: A Case Study of “the Mouse” by Choobak’
Volume 7, Issue 1 , September 2016, , Pages 57-76
Abstract
Personification is a tool that a writer uses to change the objective position of words into the subjective form. Using personification, writers show their creativity. Attributing human ... Read MoreThe Study of Reduplication Process in Kurdish Language Within Optimality Theory
Volume 7, Issue 2 , January 2017, , Pages 59-75
Abstract
The process of word formation is an important subject in morphology. Among the word-formation processes, the reduplication process is common in most languages. Different studies in ... Read MoreTruncated Impersonal Constructions in Persian: A Cognitive Approach
Volume 8, Issue 1 , June 2017, , Pages 59-77
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The main purpose of this paper is to study the truncated impersonal constructions in Persian within the framework of Cognitive Grammar. This type is made up of a modal and a truncated ... Read MoreForce-dynamics and Polysemy in LVCs Formed by Gereftan
Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2018, , Pages 59-78