Consonant Assimilation in Zanjan Turkish Language:  From the Perspective of Feature Geometry
-24. Consonant Assimilation in Zanjan Turkish Language: From the Perspective of Feature Geometry

Mohammad Javad Hejazi; Mina Mahdikhani

Volume 1, Issue 2 , Summer and Autumn 2016, , Pages 1-31

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2017.24910.1033

Abstract
  The present study elucidates the process of consonant assimilation in the Turkish language of Zanjan within the theoretical framework of the geometry of phonological features, and specifies ...  Read More
Possessive Construction in Gurani Kurdish: A Typological Approach
-23. Possessive Construction in Gurani Kurdish: A Typological Approach

Parsa Bamshadi; Shadi Ansarian

Volume 2, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2017, , Pages 1-22

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2018.27010.1071

Abstract
  Possessive construction is one of the interesting constructions which has attracted the attention of researchers in the field of linguistic typology and its various properties in various ...  Read More
The Causative alternation in the Khūri dialect
-22. The Causative alternation in the Khūri dialect

Mehdi Abbasi; gholam hossein karimi koostan

Volume 4, Issue 1 , Summer and Autumn 2019, , Pages 1-25

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2019.5374

Abstract
  The causative alternation is a transitivity alternation between a causative verb and its anti-causative counterpart. Concerning the relationship between the two variants, two general ...  Read More
An Etymological Investigation of Some Words of Abarj Dialect
-21. An Etymological Investigation of Some Words of Abarj Dialect

Farokh Hajiani; Mojtaba Doroodi; Mohsen Mahmoodi

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2016, , Pages 1-22

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2017.4013

Abstract
  In the current geographical boundaries of Iran, Abarj district is part of Marvdasht plain which is historically located between the two ancient sites of Parseh (Achaemenid civilization) ...  Read More
The Study of Complementary Lengthening in Taibadi Dialect, Based on Optimality Theory
-20. The Study of Complementary Lengthening in Taibadi Dialect, Based on Optimality Theory

Shima Ebrahimi; Elham Akhlaghi

Volume 2, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2017, , Pages 23-44

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2018.25638.1051

Abstract
  Compensatory lengthening is the lengthening of a vowel sound that happens upon the loss of a following consonant. This phenomenon is common in many dialects and languages. The purpose ...  Read More
An etymological analysis of Evazi words
-19. An etymological analysis of Evazi words

sharare shafaei; farokh Hajiani; mohsen mahmoodi

Volume 4, Issue 1 , Summer and Autumn 2019, , Pages 27-46

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2019.5375

Abstract
  The Evazi dialect is one of Iran's southwestern dialects. Along with Lari dialects (Evaz, Khonj, Juyom, Lar, etc.), this dialect spans vast regions of Hormozgan Province (a part of ...  Read More
Inflectional Constituents in the Finite Lexical Verbs of Korta Dialect (Qal'e-ganj)
-18. Inflectional Constituents in the Finite Lexical Verbs of Korta Dialect (Qal'e-ganj)

Abbasali Ahangar; Sepehr Sediqinezhad

Volume 1, Issue 2 , Summer and Autumn 2016, , Pages 32-73

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2017.24002.1017

Abstract
  Korta is one of the dialects the variants of which are spoken in Rūdbār-e Janub and Qal'e-ganj towns located in the south of Kerman Province. From the geography of language use perspective, ...  Read More
Consonant-to-Consonant Assimilation in Damavandi Dialect:
The Theory of Feature Geometry
-17. Consonant-to-Consonant Assimilation in Damavandi Dialect: The Theory of Feature Geometry

Aliye A.Z.Kambuzia; Mohammad Javad Hejazi; Leila Rahmati nejad

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2016, , Pages 23-52

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2017.4015

Abstract
  This research is an investigation of the consonant-to-consonant assimilation within the framework of geometry of phonological features (Clements, 1985; McCarthy,1988 and Clements ...  Read More
Affix and Clitic Orderig in Mazandarani Dialect: A Relevace Principe Account
-16. Affix and Clitic Orderig in Mazandarani Dialect: A Relevace Principe Account

Shadi Davari; Behnaz Koukabi

Volume 2, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2017, , Pages 45-75

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2018.24515.1053

Abstract
  While affixation is a major morphological device for the creation of new words and word forms among the languages of the world, there are many restrictions on the ordering of affixes ...  Read More
A study of Takestan Tati clitics and final consonant elision on the basis of the Optimality Theory
-15. A study of Takestan Tati clitics and final consonant elision on the basis of the Optimality Theory

Javad Rahmani; Mohammad Reza Oroji; Behzad Rahbar

Volume 4, Issue 1 , Summer and Autumn 2019, , Pages 47-65

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2019.5376

Abstract
  The present study is an attempt to investigate the morpho-phonological clitics in the Tati dialect of Takestan in the light of optimality theory. Morpho-phonological processes are phonological ...  Read More
Language Change: Evidences of Split Ergativity in Southern Tati Dialects
-14. Language Change: Evidences of Split Ergativity in Southern Tati Dialects

Ali Safari

Volume 1, Issue 2 , Summer and Autumn 2016, , Pages 74-101

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2017.24803.1030

Abstract
  The aim of this article is to study the split ergative construction in southern Tati dialects. The ergative construction can be seen in perfect aspect and in verbs which are derived ...  Read More
Assimilation Process in the Lari Language
-13. Assimilation Process in the Lari Language

Leila Dianat

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2016, , Pages 53-72

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2016.4014

Abstract
  Assimilation is one of the most important and popular phonological processes, and is common in almost all spoken languages in the world. The current research is an investigation of ...  Read More
Lenition and metathesis processes in the Brafto Tang Sha dialect of Bakhtiari
-12. Lenition and metathesis processes in the Brafto Tang Sha dialect of Bakhtiari

shahin AmirJani; Aliye A.Z.Kambuzia; Mohammad Javad Hejazi

Volume 4, Issue 1 , Summer and Autumn 2019, , Pages 67-89

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2019.5377

Abstract
  The purpose of this paper is to identify and describe the lenition and metathesis processes in the standard variety of the Persian language and the Brafto Tang Sha dialect of Bakhtiari ...  Read More
Grammatical Morphemes of Noun in Sorani Kurdish: A Morphophonological Study
-11. Grammatical Morphemes of Noun in Sorani Kurdish: A Morphophonological Study

Azad Mohammadi; Golnaz Modarresighavami

Volume 2, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2017, , Pages 76-96

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2018.26246.1059

Abstract
  The present study investigates the morphophonological processes of grammatical morphemes of noun in Sorani Kurdish based on generative phonology. In this research, two main goals are ...  Read More
The representation of motion concepts in Azari Turkish language
-10. The representation of motion concepts in Azari Turkish language

Hengameh Vaezi; Meraj Noei Hashjin; Seyyed Mohammad Razinezhad

Volume 1, Issue 2 , Summer and Autumn 2016, , Pages 102-121

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2017.24908.1032

Abstract
  This article investigates the representation of such motion concepts as manner and path in Azari Turkish language with regard to Talmy's typological theory (2000 A & B). Talmy has ...  Read More
Local Expressions of Ruminants' Mite Infection in Some Iranian Languages and Dialects
-9. Local Expressions of Ruminants' Mite Infection in Some Iranian Languages and Dialects

Ali Eslami; Elham Hooshmand

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2016, , Pages 73-85

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2017.4016

Abstract
  Iran has always enjoyed a diverse cultural and linguistic geography throughout its rich history. Despite common beliefs, this diversity of culture—with regard to the strategic ...  Read More
Reduplication in Lari
-8. Reduplication in Lari

Hossein NAJARI; shima sedighi

Volume 4, Issue 1 , Summer and Autumn 2019, , Pages 91-111

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2019.5378

Abstract
  Sometimes, the speakers of a language form new words in order to express their intended concepts and meanings. In doing so, they tap into and follow some principles and patterns which ...  Read More
The effect of  stop consonsnt context  in word on VOT in ILAMIS Kurdhish
-7. The effect of stop consonsnt context in word on VOT in ILAMIS Kurdhish

Fatemeh Abbasian; Mandana nurbaxsh

Volume 2, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2017, , Pages 97-123

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2018.26292.1062

Abstract
  Voicing is one of the controversial matters in phonetics. As we know consonants divide to two parts, voiced and voiceless. The vibration of vocal cords during closure makes consonants ...  Read More
The Status of Women in Qashqai Oral Literature; from the Perspective of Critical Discourse Analysis
-6. The Status of Women in Qashqai Oral Literature; from the Perspective of Critical Discourse Analysis

Arsalan Mirzaei; Mohammadhadi Fallahi

Volume 1, Issue 2 , Summer and Autumn 2016, , Pages 122-160

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2017.24497.1025

Abstract
  This paper examines the status of women in Qashqhai oral literature from the perspective of critical discourse analysis. The data consists of a series of couplets, proverbs, idioms ...  Read More
Semantic Dimensions of “andâxtan” and “boridan” from a Diachronic Perspective: Polysemy, Homonymy or Context-Dependent Synonymy?
-5. Semantic Dimensions of “andâxtan” and “boridan” from a Diachronic Perspective: Polysemy, Homonymy or Context-Dependent Synonymy?

Ehsan Changizi; Sepideh Abdolkarimi

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2016, , Pages 86-115

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2016.4017

Abstract
  The present research is a diachronic semantic study to explore the meanings of two Persian verbs, namely “andâxt/andâz-” and “borid/bor-”. The meanings ...  Read More
Acoustic ananlysis of the impact of blindness on Persian voiced stop consonants in CV syllables
-4. Acoustic ananlysis of the impact of blindness on Persian voiced stop consonants in CV syllables

Tahere Mahmoodi Ahmadabadi; Arsalan Golfam; Mandana Nourbakhsh; aliyeh A.Z.Kambuzia

Volume 4, Issue 1 , Summer and Autumn 2019, , Pages 113-135

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2019.5379

Abstract
  The multimodal perception and production of speech production have gained a lot of attention as a result of various studies in the 1990s up to now. Although there are discussions about ...  Read More
Agreement System in Shourabi Dialect
-3. Agreement System in Shourabi Dialect

Shahram Gerami

Volume 2, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2017, , Pages 124-148

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2018.26277.1061

Abstract
  This paper generally deals with the function of personal verbal affixes, pronominal clitics and their syntactic relations in Shourabi agreement system, a dialect of Kouhmare language. ...  Read More
Stress and its Functions in the Hawrami Language
-2. Stress and its Functions in the Hawrami Language

Sayyed Mahdi Sadjadi

Volume 1, Issue 2 , Summer and Autumn 2016, , Pages 161-176

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2017.24295.1022

Abstract
  This paper aims to study the place of stress in word classes and its functions in the Hawrami language, one of the new Northwestern Iranian languages. I have interviewed ten illiterate ...  Read More
Motivation and Patterns of Code Switching among Sistani Dialect Users according to Giles' Theory
-1. Motivation and Patterns of Code Switching among Sistani Dialect Users according to Giles' Theory

Mansooreh DelaramiFar

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2016, , Pages 116-142

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2016.4018

Abstract
  This research seeks the motivations and patterns of code switching among Sistani dialect users living in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, who speak two dialects: local and standard ...  Read More
Verb conjugation in the Ardestan Dialect
0. Verb conjugation in the Ardestan Dialect

Mohammad Motallebi; Sahar Barande

Volume 2, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2017, , Pages 149-179

http://dx.doi.org/10.22099/jill.2018.25685.1052

Abstract
  Ardestan dialect which is one of the dialects of the northern branch of the group of languages ​​and the dialect of the new Western Iran is common in the central part of Ardestan ...  Read More