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Volume 14 (2022)
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Volume 12 (2021)
Volume 11 (2020)
Volume 10 (2019)
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Pragmatics
Analysis and Comparison of “Amouzesh-e-novin-e zaban-e-Farsi” and “Amouzesh-e-Farsi-be-Farsi” Textbook Series Based on a Validated Checklist

Massoumeh Khodaei Moghaddam; Atiyeh Kamyabi Gol; Shahla Sharifi

Volume 14, Issue 4 , March 2023, , Pages 126-152

Abstract
  Textbook content evaluation based on a checklist is a widely common method for evaluating textbooks. This type of evaluation plays an effective role on preserving textbook quality. In this study, by applying a validated checklist- including 4 main categories of “physical features, design and layout”, ...  Read More

Persian Clausal Constituent order Based on Functional Discourse Grammar

Hamed Mowlaei kuhbanani; Ali Alizade; Shahla Sharifi

Volume 14, Issue 1 , April 2022, , Pages 1-27

Abstract
  This study wants to present a new approach to clausal constituent ordering of Persian. Functional Discourse Grammar as the latest Functional Grammar (2008) is selected as the framework, for this sake. Unlike Greenberg’s typological view (1963), FDG has a dynamic approach for constituent ordering. ...  Read More

Evaluation of Auditory Verbal Memory Performance and learning of Persian-Speaking Men and Women with RAVLT

Elnaz Eghbali; Shahla Sharifi

Volume 11, Issue 2 , June 2020, , Pages 55-84

Abstract
  Auditory memory plays an important role in developing language skills. The aim of the present study was to assess auditory verbal memory performance of 25-30 year old educated men and women using the Persian version of the Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT). This descriptive, cross-sectional study ...  Read More

The Study of Focus Markers in the Persian Dialects of Khorasan

Shahla Sharifi; Narjes Sabouri

Volume 10, Issue 18 , August 2018, , Pages 151-169

Abstract
  Extended abstract Introduction This study is an attempt to overview the focus marker in some Persian dialects of Khorasan (including the three Khorasan provinces). As it is known, there are different ways of focalization in various languages including syntactical, morphological, and phonetic strategies. ...  Read More

A Comparative Study of Metadiscourse Markers in English and Persian News Reports about the September 11 Event

Sara Yazdani; Shahla Sharifi; Mahmoud Elyasi

Volume 8, Issue 15 , January 2017, , Pages 27-51

Abstract
  1. Introduction Hyland (2005) defines metadiscourse as a “cover term for the self-reflective expression used to negotiate interactional meanings in a text, assisting the writer (or speaker) to express a viewpoint and engage with reader as members of a particular community” (p. 37). Hyland has admitted ...  Read More

Analysis of Pain-DescriptionSentences in Persian Based onHalliday'sModel

Amir Mohammadian; Azam Estaji; Shahla Sharifi; Mohammadreza Pahlevannezhad

Volume 6, Issue 10 , July 2014, , Pages 145-166

Abstract
  Pain is a phenomenon experienced more or less by all people during their lives. Since sufferers usually use language as the most important human communication tool to inform others about their pains, sentences describing pain and studying them linguistically may reveal some points. In this paper, after ...  Read More