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Volume 12 (2021)
Volume 11 (2020)
Volume 10 (2019)
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Volume 7 (2017)
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Number of Articles: 7
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
An Optimality-Theoretic Account of Exceptionality & Optionality in Pre-Nasal Raising in Persian
Volume 7, Issue 2 , January 2017, Pages 19-38
Abstract
Pre-nasal raising is a phonological process in Persian through which the low vowel /A/ changes to the high vowel [u] in the environment before nasals. While this process is obligatory ... Read More
Ezafe Constructions in Persian Language from Goldberg’s Construction Grammar Perspective
Volume 7, Issue 2 , January 2017, Pages 39-57
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 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 More
The Nanosyntax of Element Movement in Circumpositions of Kurdish (Sorani Dialect)
Volume 7, Issue 2 , January 2017, Pages 77-96
Abstract
This paper, based on nanosyntax, studies the semantico-syntactic contribution of Kurdish circumposition [elements (l{ ...(d) a, l{ ...{w{, w{...(d) a, w{ ...{w{) and their movement ... Read More
Processing Null and Overt Pronouns in Persian
Volume 7, Issue 2 , January 2017, Pages 97-115
Abstract
This study examined the processing of null and overt pronouns by Persian speaking monolinguals. Different theories have been suggested for the interpretation of these pronouns. ... Read More
Bīstūn and Zaristūn Yesterday … Today
Volume 7, Issue 2 , January 2017, Pages 117-130