Volume 5 (2020)
Volume 4 (2019)
Volume 2 (2017)
Volume 1 (2016)
Number of Articles: 53
1. Consonant Assimilation in Zanjan Turkish Language: From the Perspective of Feature Geometry
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Summer and Autumn 2016, , Pages 1-31
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
2. Possessive Construction in Gurani Kurdish: A Typological Approach
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2017, , Pages 1-22
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
3. The Causative alternation in the Khūri dialect
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Summer and Autumn 2019, , Pages 1-25
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
4. An Etymological Investigation of Some Words of Abarj Dialect
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2016, , Pages 1-22
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
5. The Study of Complementary Lengthening in Taibadi Dialect, Based on Optimality Theory
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2017, , Pages 23-44
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
6. An etymological analysis of Evazi words
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Summer and Autumn 2019, , Pages 27-46
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
7. Inflectional Constituents in the Finite Lexical Verbs of Korta Dialect (Qal'e-ganj)
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Summer and Autumn 2016, , Pages 32-73
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
8. Consonant-to-Consonant Assimilation in Damavandi Dialect: The Theory of Feature Geometry
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2016, , Pages 23-52
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
9. Affix and Clitic Orderig in Mazandarani Dialect: A Relevace Principe Account
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2017, , Pages 45-75
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
10. A study of Takestan Tati clitics and final consonant elision on the basis of the Optimality Theory
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Summer and Autumn 2019, , Pages 47-65
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
11. Language Change: Evidences of Split Ergativity in Southern Tati Dialects
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Summer and Autumn 2016, , Pages 74-101
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
12. Assimilation Process in the Lari Language
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2016, , Pages 53-72
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
13. Lenition and metathesis processes in the Brafto Tang Sha dialect of Bakhtiari
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Summer and Autumn 2019, , Pages 67-89
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
14. Grammatical Morphemes of Noun in Sorani Kurdish: A Morphophonological Study
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2017, , Pages 76-96
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
15. The representation of motion concepts in Azari Turkish language
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Summer and Autumn 2016, , Pages 102-121
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
16. Local Expressions of Ruminants' Mite Infection in Some Iranian Languages and Dialects
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2016, , Pages 73-85
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
17. Reduplication in Lari
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Summer and Autumn 2019, , Pages 91-111
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
18. The effect of stop consonsnt context in word on VOT in ILAMIS Kurdhish
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2017, , Pages 97-123
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
19. The Status of Women in Qashqai Oral Literature; from the Perspective of Critical Discourse Analysis
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Summer and Autumn 2016, , Pages 122-160
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
20. Semantic Dimensions of “andâxtan” and “boridan” from a Diachronic Perspective: Polysemy, Homonymy or Context-Dependent Synonymy?
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2016, , Pages 86-115
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
21. Acoustic ananlysis of the impact of blindness on Persian voiced stop consonants in CV syllables
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Summer and Autumn 2019, , Pages 113-135
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
22. Agreement System in Shourabi Dialect
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2017, , Pages 124-148
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
23. Stress and its Functions in the Hawrami Language
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Summer and Autumn 2016, , Pages 161-176
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
24. Motivation and Patterns of Code Switching among Sistani Dialect Users according to Giles' Theory
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2016, , Pages 116-142
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
25. Verb conjugation in the Ardestan Dialect
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2017, , Pages 149-179