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Volume 15 (2023)
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Journal of Linguistics and Khorasan Dialects disseminates peer reviewed original research results in the field of linguistics, phonology, phonemics, semantics, discourse analysis, historical linguistics, socio-linguistics, psycholinguistics, and dialectology in both print and open-access formats. The journal aims at providing a forum that links fields, theories, research methods, and scholarly discourses in linguistics. Contributions must be written exclusively in Persian.

Open access policy: Journal "Linguistics and Dialects of Khorasan" under the permission of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad; Fully complies with the open access release requirements under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). According to this license, users are allowed to read, download, copy, share, print, search and link to the full text of the articles. It should be noted that the full text of the published articles is available to the readers for free and without the need to register in the journal.

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Semantics
An Inquiry into Social and Communicative Aspects of Metaphor in Election Debates: A Complex Dynamic Systems Approach to Metaphor Analysis

Mahmood Naghizadeh

Volume 16, Issue 4 , January 2025, Pages 24-1

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2024.89453.1267

Abstract
  Dynamical systems approach provides a theoretical framework for describing metaphor in face-to-face conversation and relies on the idea that metaphor is not static mapping between domains, but it is considered as a temporary stability that emerges from the interaction of interconnected systems of social ...  Read More
Syntax
Explanation of the Phrasal Compounds in Persian Using Distributed Morphology and Applying Harley’ (2008) and Siddiqi’ (2009) Approach

Omolbanin Khazaei; shoja Tafakkori rezayi; Nahid Eslamihonar; Hedi Mardokhi

Volume 16, Issue 4 , January 2025, Pages 50-25

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2024.88954.1257

Abstract
  This research studied phrasal compounds in Persian using Distributed Morphology and applying Harley (2008) and Siddiqi’s (2009) approach. The aim was to determine the existence of phrasal compounds in Persian and explain their structure within the distributed morphology. The results revealed that ...  Read More
Syntax
Proximative Aspect and Construction of Serial Verbs in Persian Language

Azadeh Sokhanafarin; Vali Rezai

Volume 16, Issue 4 , January 2025, Pages 66-51

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2024.89773.1272

Abstract
  A phasal construction is one of the inter-clausal relations that demonstrate the stages from the beginning to the end of an event. A proximative aspect is a kind of phasal construction, which is the phase of preinceptive and shows the probability of an event. In Persian language, progressive aspect is ...  Read More
Psychology of language
Investigating the Competitive Effect of Valence and Figure-Ground Phenomenon on Vocabulary Recall using Eye Tracking

Mohammad Reza Pahlavannezhad; Sepideh Elmi

Volume 16, Issue 4 , January 2025, Pages 86-67

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2025.91197.1289

Abstract
  In light of the critical role of recall in daily life, this study explored two key factors affecting recall: emotional valence (positive, negative, or neutral emotions) and the figure-ground phenomenon, where one element is more prominent (figure) and the other recedes into the background (ground). Using ...  Read More
phonemics
Morph Movement as a Vowel Hiatus Resolution in Kalhori Kurdish: An Optimality-Theoretic Account

Tahereh Jafari; Mehdi Fattahi

Volume 16, Issue 4 , January 2025, Pages 110-87

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2024.89859.1275

Abstract
  The phenomenon of morph movement is extremely rare and, in Kalhori Kurdish, it applies to the third-person singular pronominal clitic, motivated by the need to avoid vowel hiatus. Fattahi and Kord Zafranlou Kambouzia (2013) investigated one example of this method for resolving vowel hiatus in Kalhori ...  Read More
Linguistics and Khorasan dialects
Acoustic Features and Rate of Change of Diphthongs in Khaf Dialect

Navid Firouzi; Mohammad Sahebi

Volume 16, Issue 4 , January 2025, Pages 127-111

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2024.90569.1283

Abstract
  This study introduced the diphthongs of the Khafi dialect and provided examples of words containing these diphthongs. It then examined the experimental results for measuring the acoustic characteristics of these diphthongs. The aim was to provide a precise and scientific phonetic transcription of the ...  Read More
A Comparative Study of Linguistic Romanticism in the Poems of Ebtehaj and Ansi al-Haj using a Cognitive Approach
Volume 15, Issue 3 , December 2023, , Pages 143-121

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2023.83382.1177

Abstract
  Cognitive linguistics, as one of the main categories of cognitive science, looks at language as a tool for discovering the structure of the human cognitive system. Cognitive semantics, as one of the basic fields of cognitive linguistics, has various theories such as image schemas, conceptual fusion, ...  Read More
A Study of the Differences Between the Kurmanji Dialect of Biglar and Other Kurmanji Dialects of the Neighboring Villages
Volume 5, Issue 8 , April 2013, , Pages 1-19

https://doi.org/10.22067/lj.v5i8.34482

Abstract
  Kurmanji is probably the most well known variety of Kurdish Language. Apart from such countries as Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and some areas in western Iran, it is spoken in Khorasan-e Shomali and Khorasan-e Razavi Provinces in north-east Iran. The residents of Biglar –a village near Quchan in north-west ...  Read More
The Representation of Body Names in Expressing Emotions: A Typological View
Volume 15, Issue 3 , December 2023, , Pages 27-1

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2023.84080.1191

Abstract
  Lexical typology is related to the specific ways in which languages incorporate meaning into words. In this way, lexical typology, which deals with words, can be considered a sub-branch of semantic typology. Recently, studies in cognitive linguistics have shown how body parts act as a source for conceptualizing ...  Read More
Patriarchy and Social Linguistics in Poetry; A Case Study of the Concept of Patriarchy in Iranian Myths
Volume 15, Issue 3 , December 2023, , Pages 89-53

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2023.83924.1187

Abstract
  Language can be studied from various perspectives. One of the methods for studying linguistic variations in society is examining cultural sources such as stories, novels, musical productions, poems, and ancient myths. Among the topics that have received significant attention in the media and have an ...  Read More
Thalamus and Bilingualism: Evidence from fMRI
Volume 15, Issue 3 , December 2023, , Pages 51-29

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2023.83396.1179

Abstract
  Bilingualism is associated with structural adaptations of subcortical regions taking part in controlling multiple languages. The thalamus is a paired gray matter structure located near the center of the brain, regulating the information transmission to cortical regions. In a recent fMRI study, the sensitivity ...  Read More
the Study of aspect in non-affixed total reduplication in Persian language based on distributed morphology

sara abbasian; Bahram Modarresi; Mahnaz Karbalaie Sadegh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 07 January 2025

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2025.87972.1276

Abstract
  Halle and Marantz first introduced distributed morphology in 1993. In Distributed Morphology, there is no distinction between word and sentence structures. Syntax creates a system of structures composed of morphemes and produces constituents that connect sound and meaning. Independent computations are ...  Read More
Learning Persian Conditional Constructions by Non-Native Speakers within the Processability Theory Framework: A Proposed Model for Teaching This Structure to Foreign Persian Learners.

Talieh Mansouri Jozani; Reza Morad Sahraee

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 17 January 2025

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2025.90541.1282

Abstract
  Grammar instruction presents a significant challenge in second language education. This challenge is particularly evident in teaching Persian grammar to non-native speakers. A crucial question in the field of second language acquisition is understanding the developmental stages that learners progress ...  Read More
Representation of Some Historical Changes of Birjandi Dialect (With an Approach to Some Ancient Dialectal Texts)

Mohammad Amin Naseh; Soraya Razavi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 23 January 2025

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2025.89362.1264

Abstract
  Birjandi dialect is one of the dialects of Persian language, which has undergone less evolution compared to other dialects of Khorasan due to its desert location. About Birjand dialect, various researches in the form of books, articles and theses have been done so far. The present study deals with some ...  Read More
Analysis of Acoustic Voice Quality Parameters for Identifying Persian Speakers

Homa Asadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 January 2025

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2025.91521.1295

Abstract
  This study acoustically examines voice quality parameters in two groups of Persian-speaking men and women. The study aims to assess the ability of voice quality parameters to differentiate Persian speakers and to evaluate the extent to which these parameters capture speaker-specific information. Additionally, ...  Read More
Comparative analysis of the use of grammatical metaphor in the novel "Wouthering Heights" and its two translations by Reza Rezaei and Noushin Ebrahimi from the perspective of Halliday's systematic- functional grammar

sedighesadat meghdari; shirin saghi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 February 2025

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2025.91951.1300

Abstract
  Today,the importance and necessity of translation in improving the intellectual, cultural, scientific, and social lives of humans is no secret to anyone.ُ So in this research, we aimed to quantitatively and qualitatively analyze the translation of grammatical metaphors in two translations of the novel ...  Read More
Journal of Linguistics & Khorasan Dialects

Publisher:
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Director-in-Charge:
Dr. Shahla Sharifi

Editor-in-Chief:
Dr.Mohammad Reza Pahlavannezhad

Manager:
Dr. Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini Masoom

Editorial Board:
Dr. Abbas Ali Ahangar Dr. Seyed Mostafa Assi Dr. Mohammad Amuzadeh Mahdirajy Dr. Azam Staji Dr. Azita Afrashi Dr. Ali Darzi Dr. Rahman Sahragard Dr. Mehrdad Naghzguy Kohan Dr. Omid Tabibzadeh Qamsari Dr. Ali Alizadeh Dr. Shahla Sharifi Dr.Mohammad Reza Pahlavannezhad Dr. Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini Masoom Dr. Balram Shukla Dr. Claus Valling Pedersen

Executive Director:
Maryam Khoshbayan

Frequency: Quarterly

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Online ISSN: 2383-269X

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