Research Paper
The Syntactic Study of Numeral Classifiers in Persian
The Syntactic Study of Numeral Classifiers in Persian

Shoja Tafakkori Rezayi; Kobra Nazari

Volume 5, Issue 1 , September 2014, Pages 1-20

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.52650

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
Research Paper
Evidentiality in Contemporary Persian
Evidentiality in Contemporary Persian

Vali Rezai

Volume 5, Issue 1 , September 2014, Pages 21-40

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.52653

Abstract
  This paper aims at investigating evidentiality in contemporary Persian from a typological point of view. First the category of evidentiality and its types in the languages of the world ...  Read More
Research Paper
Historical Development of Comparative and Superlative Adjectives in Old Iranian and West Middle Iranian Languages and  New Persian Authors
Historical Development of Comparative and Superlative Adjectives in Old Iranian and West Middle Iranian Languages and New Persian Authors

Saryeh Sahaby

Volume 5, Issue 1 , September 2014, Pages 41-56

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.52659

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 More
Research Paper
A Comparison of Derivation in Scientific and Colloquial Varieties in Persian
A Comparison of Derivation in Scientific and Colloquial Varieties in Persian

Majid Abbasi; Adel Rafiei

Volume 5, Issue 1 , September 2014, Pages 57-74

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.52660

Abstract
  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 More
Research Paper
Cyclic Grammaticalization of Yæ'ni ('meaning') from the Perspective of Discourse Grammar
Cyclic Grammaticalization of Yæ'ni ('meaning') from the Perspective of Discourse Grammar

Mohammad Amouzadeh; Azam Noora

Volume 5, Issue 1 , September 2014, Pages 75-93

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.52661

Abstract
  On the basis of Discourse Grammar (DG), this study investigates the expression of  yæ'ni in Persian. The term was originally borrowed from Arabic and has undergone the process ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Quantifiers in Persian
The Quantifiers in Persian

Leila Ghadiri

Volume 5, Issue 1 , September 2014, Pages 95-108

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.52662

Abstract
  In this paper, after reviewing the classification of quantifiers, we aim toanswer the question of whether the merge position of quantifiers kheili and ba’zi is in the DP. Contra ...  Read More
Research Paper
Model for the Concept of Time in Persian Speakers’ Minds: Based on Metaphoric Gestures
Model for the Concept of Time in Persian Speakers’ Minds: Based on Metaphoric Gestures

Fahimeh Nasib Zarraby; Mohammadreza Pahlavannezhad

Volume 5, Issue 1 , September 2014, Pages 109-127

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2014.52663

Abstract
  This paper presents a study examining how Persian speakers use metaphoric gestures to represent different adverbs of time, and what these gestures reveal about the concept of time in ...  Read More