Research Paper
Definiteness and Object Indexation in Persian
Definiteness and Object Indexation in Persian

Fatemeh Bahrami; Vali Rezai; Adel Rafiei

Volume 4, Issue 2 , March 2014, Pages 1-20

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.50263

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
Research Paper
An Optimality –Theoretic Account of changing /u/ to [I] in Silakhori Dialect
An Optimality –Theoretic Account of changing /u/ to [I] in Silakhori Dialect

Bashir Jam; Ahmad Zalaghi

Volume 4, Issue 2 , March 2014, Pages 21-40

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.50265

Abstract
  The changing of round and back vowel /u/ to unround and front vowel [i] occurs in Lori dialects as well as some other Persian dialects. This vowel change includes both unrounding and ...  Read More
Research Paper
Vowel harmony and disharmony in Azerbaijani Turkish language Classification of Persian Verbs based on Event and Aspectual
Vowel harmony and disharmony in Azerbaijani Turkish language Classification of Persian Verbs based on Event and Aspectual

Zahra Cheraghi; Gholamhosein Karimi-Doostan

Volume 4, Issue 2 , March 2014, Pages 41-60

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.50267

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 More
Research Paper
Vowel harmony and disharmony in the Azerbaijani the Turkish language
Vowel harmony and disharmony in the Azerbaijani the Turkish language

Seyyed Mohammad Razinejad

Volume 4, Issue 2 , March 2014, Pages 61-80

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.50269

Abstract
  Harmony and disharmony are generally considered in isolation in the phonological literature. This has led to a striking asymmetry in their analyses. In this article, it is argued that ...  Read More
Research Paper
Fragments in Persian
Fragments in Persian

Mansour Shabani

Volume 4, Issue 2 , March 2014, Pages 101-119

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.50272

Abstract
  This article shows that Persian fragments are derived via A'-movement of the remnant plus TP deletion. Evidence like case-matching, binding effects, and scope and bound pronouns show ...  Read More
Research Paper
Direct Reference Theory and the Substitutivity of Co-referent Proper Names in Propositional Attitude Sentences
Direct Reference Theory and the Substitutivity of Co-referent Proper Names in Propositional Attitude Sentences

Bohloul Alaei

Volume 4, Issue 2 , March 2014, Pages 101-119

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.50274

Abstract
  Inadequacy of descriptive theories to account for the mechanism of reference led to the emergence of the direct reference theory. This theory, however, has its own problems. If the ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Process of Morph-movement due to Morpho-phonological Reasons: The Analysis of a Case in Kalhori Kurdish
The Process of Morph-movement due to Morpho-phonological Reasons: The Analysis of a Case in Kalhori Kurdish

Mehdi Fattahi; Aliyeh Kurd-e Zafaranlu Kambuziya

Volume 4, Issue 2 , March 2014, Pages 121-140

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.50276

Abstract
  In the classification of morpho-phonological processes of different languages proposed by Jensen (1990), the least frequent process is perhaps the one related to morph-movement due ...  Read More
Research Paper
Comparison of Linguistic Categories Usage and Distribution in Blind and Sighted Students
Comparison of Linguistic Categories Usage and Distribution in Blind and Sighted Students

Tahere Mahmoodi Ahmadabadi; Mansureh Alsadat Sadeghi

Volume 4, Issue 2 , March 2014, Pages 141-159

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.50278

Abstract
  Langacker provided new schema-based descriptions of linguistic categories when he was questioning traditional theories of categorization. Langecker's model of grammar deals with the ...  Read More
Research Paper
The morphology and semantics of the diminutive suffix “cheh” in Persian
The morphology and semantics of the diminutive suffix “cheh” in Persian

Reza Moghaddamkia; Akram Shafiei

Volume 4, Issue 2 , March 2014, Pages 161-180

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.50280

Abstract
  The diminutive function is defined as any morphological device that adds the meaning "small" (in size) and some other connotative meanings such as expressing emotions, contempt, imitation, ...  Read More
Research Paper
A psycholinguistic view to recognition of derived words in Persian mental lexicon and its application in term selection
A psycholinguistic view to recognition of derived words in Persian mental lexicon and its application in term selection

Arezoo Najafian

Volume 4, Issue 2 , March 2014, Pages 181-198

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.50281

Abstract
  One of the basic questions in the domain of lexical access and the process of word recognition in mental lexicon is how the native speaker can access the meaning of new complex words ...  Read More