Research Paper
Typology of Diathesis and Voice in Kurdish
Typology of Diathesis and Voice in Kurdish

Parsa Bamshadi; Mahinnaz Mirdehghan Mirdehghan

Volume 6, Issue 2 , January 2016, Pages 1-20

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2016.57496

Abstract
  The definition and typological description of the category of voice can be provided in two ways: i) at the level of semantic arguments (or semantic roles), ii) at the level of grammatical ...  Read More
Research Paper
Free Word Order of Verbs and its Arguments
Free Word Order of Verbs and its Arguments

Ali Darzi Darzi; Hakmat Boroujerdi

Volume 6, Issue 2 , January 2016, Pages 21-40

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2016.57497

Abstract
  This study explores the nature of relatively free word order of verbs and their arguments in Persian. Based on the theory of phases and multiple spell-out which is an instantiation ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Status of Adjective Phrases in Persian: A Role and Reference
The Status of Adjective Phrases in Persian: A Role and Reference

Shahram Peyman; Vali Rezai; Mohammad Amouzadeh

Volume 6, Issue 2 , January 2016, Pages 41-60

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2016.57499

Abstract
  The present study aims to examine the analysis of Persian adjective phrases (APs) within Role and Reference Grammar (RRG) and to appraise the merits and demerits thereof. In RRG, there ...  Read More
Research Paper
Vowel Quality in Persian: Stable or Unstable?
Vowel Quality in Persian: Stable or Unstable?

Vahid Sadeghi; Niloofar Mansoory Harehdasht

Volume 6, Issue 2 , January 2016, Pages 61-80

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2016.57500

Abstract
  This paper addresses the validity of two hypotheses concerning changes of vowel quality in Persian. The theory of centralization claims that there is a strong correlation between vowel ...  Read More
Research Paper
Semantics of Deictic Expressions: Introducing a Cognitive-Discoursal Model of Reference
Semantics of Deictic Expressions: Introducing a Cognitive-Discoursal Model of Reference

Bohloul Alaei

Volume 6, Issue 2 , January 2016, Pages 81-99

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2016.57504

Abstract
  Deictic expressions belong to a category of linguistic expressions which seemingly require an extra-linguistic context for their referents to be recognized. They have referential, anaphoric ...  Read More
Research Paper
Verb Phrase Ellipsis in Persian: The Questions of Identity and Licensing
Verb Phrase Ellipsis in Persian: The Questions of Identity and Licensing

Yadegar Karimi; Hasan Azmoudeh

Volume 6, Issue 2 , January 2016, Pages 101-120

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2016.57506

Abstract
  This paper presents an attempt to analyze the verb phrase ellipsis in Persian in terms of the questions of identity and licensing. Assuming a minimalist framework for the analysis, ...  Read More
Research Paper
Synchronic Multifunctionality of the Discourse Marker Hâlâ ('now') from the Perspective of (Inter)subjectification
Synchronic Multifunctionality of the Discourse Marker Hâlâ ('now') from the Perspective of (Inter)subjectification

Azam Noora

Volume 6, Issue 2 , January 2016, Pages 121-140

https://doi.org/10.22059/jolr.2016.57510

Abstract
  Adopting a discourse-pragmatic approach, this study examines the synchronic multifunctionality of the discourse marker hâlâ from the perspective of (inter)subjectification. ...  Read More