Research Paper
The Relationship between Power Indicator and the Language of Politeness in the Process of Interrogation: A Discoursive and Legal Approach
The Relationship between Power Indicator and the Language of Politeness in the Process of Interrogation: A Discoursive and Legal Approach

Ghazal Baghbani; fatame karampour

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2018, Pages 1-20

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2018.65512

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
Research Paper
Grammaticalization Process of the Preposition “az” in Persian Language
Grammaticalization Process of the Preposition “az” in Persian Language

Ehsan Changizi; Sepideh Abdolkarimi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2018, Pages 21-38

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2018.65513

Abstract
  In modern Persian the preposition "az" signifies the concepts instrument, method, cause, nature, possession, part-whole relationship, source, path, separation, comparison and topic. ...  Read More
Research Paper
Perception of a Synthetic Vowel Space by Persian Listeners
Perception of a Synthetic Vowel Space by Persian Listeners

Hamed Rahmani; mahmmud bejan khan; Sajjad Peyvasteh

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2018, Pages 39-58

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2018.65514

Abstract
  Vowels of a language can be characterized within an acoustically defined space according to native listeners’ perceptual intuition. This study investigated Persian listeners’ ...  Read More
Research Paper
Force-dynamics and Polysemy in LVCs Formed by Gereftan
Force-dynamics and Polysemy in LVCs Formed by Gereftan

Reza Soltani; Mohammad Amouzadeh; Hadaegh Rezaei

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2018, Pages 59-78

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2018.65515

Abstract
  Light verbs are generally considered a special grammatical category which have little semantic contribution to verb phrases, and therefore few studies have explored the light-heavy ...  Read More
Research Paper
A Study of the Optimal Innovation Hypothesis in
A Study of the Optimal Innovation Hypothesis in "a Poem for the War" from Qeisar Aminpur

Leila Erfaniyan Qonsuli; Mostafa Bahraman

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2018, Pages 79-96

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2018.65516

Abstract
  According to optimal innovation hypothesis, pleasure hinges on recognizing the familiar in the novel. This is like deviation and foregrounding in the literature and language. This research ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Layered Structure of Mukriyani’s Noun Phrases in Role and Reference Grammar
The Layered Structure of Mukriyani’s Noun Phrases in Role and Reference Grammar

Farzad Azizi; Sayed Farid Khalifehloo; Gholamhosain Karimi doustan

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2018, Pages 97-116

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2018.65517

Abstract
  In this paper, the Mukriyani’s layered structure of NPs (one of the Surani’s Kurdish dialects) has been examined according to Van Valin’s (2005) framework. In this ...  Read More
Research Paper
A Pragmatic Competence Analysis of Gratitude Strategies in English Used by EFL Teachers Regarding Their Academic Discipline
A Pragmatic Competence Analysis of Gratitude Strategies in English Used by EFL Teachers Regarding Their Academic Discipline

Rouhollah Yaghoubi; Ferdows Aghagolzadeh; Arsalan Golfam

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2018, Pages 117-131

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2018.65518

Abstract
  Providing knowledge for effective communication cannot just be limited to teaching linguistic information, and pragmatic competence should also be considered. Since the main goal of ...  Read More