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Linguistics
Diachronic Investigation of Persian Kinship Terminology

Elaheh Fathian; Mehrdad Naghzguy Kohan

Volume 16, Issue 2 , November 2024, Pages 32-1

Abstract
  All societies use kinship terms to address and refer to one’s kin. Most studies dealing with kin terms have been done based on consanguineal and affinal kin criteria. In some societies, kin relations are established by other criteria. Therefore, cultural differences must be taken into account but ...  Read More

Linguistic typology
Lexical Field and Language Universals Analysis of Body Parts in Persian and English: A Typological Approach

Vali Rezai; Mahdeih Abbaspour

Volume 16, Issue 2 , November 2024, Pages 53-33

Abstract
  This study employed a typological approach to examine the terminology used for lower body parts in Persian and English. The aim was to identify commonalities and divergences in the naming and categorization of the parts of the lower limb, while also assessing the validity of proposed linguistic universals ...  Read More

Semantics
An Analysis of Meaning Generation Processes through Discourse Semiotic Systems in the Story of Zal and Roudabeh

Seyed Mohammad Hosseini Maasoum; Marjan Akbari

Volume 16, Issue 2 , November 2024, Pages 82-55

Abstract
  Discourse semiotics is a discipline that carries out a process study of language. This discipline considers the sign as the source and meaning as the goal of its work. Semiotics chooses discourse as its field of work. Since literature is one of the examples of dynamic discourses, discourse semiotics ...  Read More

Linguistic typology
A Contrastive Analysis of Persian and Korean Syllable Structure based on Typological Universals

Hamed Mowlaei Kuhbanani; Hossein Bazoubandi

Volume 16, Issue 2 , November 2024, Pages 106-83

Abstract
  Contrastive analysis is based on structural linguistics and tries to facilitate second language learning by focusing on the current phonological, morphological, and syntactic differences of languages. The goal of this study was to compare and contrast the syllables of Persian and Korean according to ...  Read More

phonemics
Substitution of Short Vowels in English and Arabic Words borrowed by Persian: A Comparative Study

Bashir Jam

Volume 16, Issue 2 , November 2024, Pages 127-107

Abstract
  Sound substitution is a process whereby a phoneme in a loanword is replaced by its closest phone in the borrowing language. English and Arabic share short vowels /I/ and /U/ which are absent in Persian. This comparative study aimed at explaining how these vowels are substituted in Persian within the ...  Read More

Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating an Online Placement Test based on Faraz Farsi Educational Collection

zahra Hajibagheri; Mahinnaz Mirdehghan Farashah

Volume 16, Issue 2 , November 2024, Pages 159-129

Abstract
  Placement test is a test with the purpose of providing information that determines the appropriate level of the learners in an educational course according to their abilities. Due to the rapid development of technology and its application in the field of education, testing has changed from pen and paper-based ...  Read More