Research Paper
Functional or Lexical: A Load-Continuum Analysis of Prepositions in Persian
Functional or Lexical: A Load-Continuum Analysis of Prepositions in Persian

Zahra Abolhassani Chimeh

Volume 5, Issue 2 , March 2015, Pages 1-20

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2015.54182

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
Research Paper
A Role and Reference Grammar Analysis of Relative Clauses in Farsi
A Role and Reference Grammar Analysis of Relative Clauses in Farsi

Farideh Haghbin; Homa Asadi

Volume 5, Issue 2 , March 2015, Pages 21-41

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2015.54183

Abstract
  In this paper, we examine the treatment of Persian relative clauses in role and reference grammar. RRG is a structural-functional theory which has studied the syntax-semantics-pragmatics ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Analysis of Azari-Turkish Wh-Words in Minimalism
The Analysis of Azari-Turkish Wh-Words in Minimalism

Abdolhosein Heidari; Saeed Mohammad Razinejad

Volume 5, Issue 2 , March 2015, Pages 41-56

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2015.54184

Abstract
  The present study investigates Azari-Turkish wh-words within the framework of minimalism. The analysis of wh-in-situ data shows that [+Q] &ki/kïparticle are syntactically in ...  Read More
Research Paper
Phrase Accent in Persian Intonational Phonology
Phrase Accent in Persian Intonational Phonology

Vahid Sadeghi

Volume 5, Issue 2 , March 2015, Pages 57-76

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2015.54185

Abstract
  This article addresses the phonetic and phonological representation of H- phrase accent in the tonal structure of Persian pre-nuclear accents. In an experimental study, three groups ...  Read More
Research Paper
Metaphor; A Survey on the Factors Related to Semantic Comprehension; their Effectiveness and Psychological Reliability
Metaphor; A Survey on the Factors Related to Semantic Comprehension; their Effectiveness and Psychological Reliability

Leila Erfaniyan Qonsoli; Shahla Sharifi

Volume 5, Issue 2 , March 2015, Pages 77-96

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2015.54186

Abstract
  The present study is a randomized pilot project that intends to test the Graded Salience Hypothesis (Giora, 1997), to investigate the major factors contributing to understanding meaning. ...  Read More
Research Paper
On the Syntactic Analysis of Persian Modals: Šâyad ‘Perhaps’ and Bâyad ‘Must’
On the Syntactic Analysis of Persian Modals: Šâyad ‘Perhaps’ and Bâyad ‘Must’

Zahra Labbafan Khosh; Ali darzi

Volume 5, Issue 2 , March 2015, Pages 97-112

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2015.54187

Abstract
  The present paper sets out to investigate the syntactic category of Persian modals, šâyad ‘perhaps’ and bâyad ‘must’. The syntactic category ...  Read More
Research Paper
Marked Ergative Constructions in Hawrami:
The Opposition of Two Minimalist Approaches
Marked Ergative Constructions in Hawrami: The Opposition of Two Minimalist Approaches

Zaniar Naghshbandi

Volume 5, Issue 2 , March 2015, Pages 113-132

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2015.54188

Abstract
  The present paper seeks to present a minimalist account for the derivational process of marked ergative constructions in Hawrami in terms of Phase Theory (Chomsky 2000, 2001, 2004; ...  Read More