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: 204
The Study of Morphological Elements of Verbal Synthetic Compounds Based on Lexeme-Based Morphology
Volume 2, Issue 1 , March 2011, , Pages 1-20
Abstract
There are different processes to form new words in every language, including compounding, derivation, inflection, etc. In compounding, two lexical stems form a compound. In derivation ... Read More
"Zeytun Ɂangoštari", " Ɂâsemân sor", "hesse gušâyi": A Case study of Lexical Innovation
Volume 2, Issue 2 , March 2011, , Pages 1-16
Abstract
Having not acquired or retrieved any words for the intended concept, in the process of mother tongue acquisition, children sometimes try to innovate new words in dealing with the ... Read More
Letter Barzmehr Balkhi (bh1)
Volume 3, Issue 1 , October 2013, , Pages 1-17
Abstract
Bactrian was the language of Bactria in northern Afganistan. This language is considered as one of the Eastern Middle Iranian Languages which was used from the first to the ninth century. ... Read More
A study of Checking φ- features and Subjebt – Verb Agreement in Persian
Volume 3, Issue 2 , January 2013, , Pages 1-21
Abstract
The main goal of this research is to study, through the Minimalist Program, the mechanism of checking phi(φ)-features (person & number) and nominative Case in Persian sentences. ... Read More
Orthographic depth of Persian
Volume 4, Issue 1 , April 2013, , Pages 1-19
Abstract
The present study clarifies the difference between orthographic words and their phonological correspondents in Persian writing system via computing orthographic depth of Persian writing ... Read More
Definiteness and Object Indexation in Persian
Volume 4, Issue 2 , March 2014, , Pages 1-20
Abstract
Object indexation is a grammatical phenomenon in which a clitic pronoun, co-referential with the free nominal object, appends to the verb. Optionality of indexation in Persian leads ... Read More
The Syntactic Study of Numeral Classifiers in Persian
Volume 5, Issue 1 , September 2014, , Pages 1-20
Abstract
This article investigates the syntactic structure of numeral classifiers in Persian DPs within the minimalist program. Numeral classifiers are morphemes by which nouns are numerated ... Read More
Functional or Lexical: A Load-Continuum Analysis of Prepositions in Persian
Volume 5, Issue 2 , March 2015, , Pages 1-20
Abstract
With the emphasis of Minimalist program on functional categories as having an equal or more prominent status than lexical ones, decision on the nature of the categories ... Read More
Passive Structure in Persian: A Minimalist Approach
Volume 6, Issue 1 , September 2015, , Pages 1-20
Abstract
Whether or not there is a verbal passive construction in Persian has been highly controversial. Traditional grammarians and most linguists have argued that there is a structural ... Read More
Typology of Diathesis and Voice in Kurdish
Volume 6, Issue 2 , January 2016, , Pages 1-20
Abstract
The definition and typological description of the category of voice can be provided in two ways: i) at the level of semantic arguments (or semantic roles), ii) at the level of grammatical ... Read More
Sideward Movement of Subjects in the Past Participle Clauses: A Minimalist Approach
Volume 7, Issue 1 , September 2016, , Pages 1-20
Abstract
Once DS is abandoned in the Minimalist framework and structure building is carried out by merge, multiple root syntactic objects in a single derivational step are not only allowed in ... Read More
Verb-Preposing in Persian Yes-No Questions: A Minimalist Approach
Volume 7, Issue 2 , January 2017, , Pages 1-18
Abstract
This paper analyzes verb-preposing in yes-no questions in Persian within the Minimalist framework (Chomsky, 1995, 2000a-b). Raghibdoust (1993), in line with Karimi (1989), considers ... Read More
The Position of NegP and Licensing N-words in Persian: A Distributed Morphology Approach
Volume 8, Issue 1 , June 2017, , Pages 1-20
Abstract
The syntactic expression of sentential negation has given rise to a lot of research in most linguistic frameworks. During the last few decades of research in generative grammar, studies ... Read More
The Relationship between Power Indicator and the Language of Politeness in the Process of Interrogation: A Discoursive and Legal Approach
Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2018, , Pages 1-20
Abstract
The impact of power in the criminal court discourse and the interrogation process is manifested in many factors such as context-specific conditions and differences in social position ... Read More
Semantic Comprehension of Persian Endocentric and Exocentric Compound Nouns in Persian-learners: A Cognitive-Semantic
Volume 9, Issue 1 , June 2018, , Pages 1-20
Abstract
Semantic comprehension of compound nouns is one of the subjects discussed in theoretical framework of cognitive linguistics. Compound nouns are divided into four groups based on the ... Read More
Secondary Predicates in Persian, A Minimalist Approach
Volume 9, Issue 2 , January 2019, , Pages 1-21
Abstract
Secondary predicates are among the syntactic structures that have been neglected by the traditional Persian grammarians, but in the course of the last four decades of studies in generative ... Read More
Manipulation of the Acoustic Variables of Yes/No Questions for the Purpose of Turning them into Statements Based on Tilt Model
Volume 10, Issue 1 , June 2019, , Pages 1-19
Abstract
This paper investigates intonational characteristics of yes/no questions in contrast to statements in Persian. Based on Tilt model, acoustic variables including duration, pitch amplitude ... Read More
The Classification of Compounds in Distributed Morphology
Volume 10, Issue 2 , March 2020, , Pages 1-20
Abstract
All languages in the world use different ways to create new words. One of these ways is Compounding. In many languages, Compounding (also called composition) is the most frequently ... Read More
Analysis of Human-Nature Interaction in the Persian Proverbs: An Ecolinguistics Perspective
Volume 11, Issue 2 , February 2021, , Pages 1-24
Abstract
The environmental crisis is one of the most important issues of the 21 st century. Eco linguistics explores the causes of this crisis in language. The purpose of this study was to investigate ... Read More
The Persian Light Verbs’ Productivity
Volume 12, Issue 2 , December 2022, , Pages 1-28
Abstract
Rhythmic characteristics of speech based on consonantal and vocalic intervals as well as syllabic intervals vary between speakers of the same language. Nonetheless, the rhythmicity ... Read More
Word as a Discourse: Evaluation of the Relationship between the Word and Historical Periods and Discourses
Volume 12, Issue 1 , July 2021, , Pages 1-26
Abstract
Based on Foucault's discourse analysis approach, this study examines participants' discourse perceptions of historical-political words and tries to find the answer to the question of ... Read More
Topicalization and Focus Movement in Persian A Feature-Based Approach
Volume 1, Issue 1 , November 2010
Abstract
Topicalization and focus movement have been discussed in literature with respect to a vriety of their properties. In Persian, syntactic objects within Tense Phrase, including phrasal ... Read More
A Study of Hedging in Persian Academic Papers
Volume 2, Issue 2 , March 2011, , Pages 17-36
Abstract
The present paper studies hedges in Persian academic papers. Hedging has an important role in academic discourse; in fact it is a device expressing a writer's degree of certainty ... Read More
The Study of the derivational words from 200 years till now, from the motivational point of view
Volume 3, Issue 1 , October 2013, , Pages 19-38
Abstract
A motivated derivational word is a word that its meaning is the result of the meaning of word stem and derivational affixes. In this paper, the hypothesis is tested that by the passage ... Read More
An Optimality-Theoretic Account of Exceptionality & Optionality in Pre-Nasal Raising in Persian
Volume 7, Issue 2 , January 2017, , Pages 19-38