Iranian Journal of Sociolinguistics

 

The Journal of Sociolinguistics is a double-blind peer- reviewed forum for research into the social aspects of language. We welcome original contributions (both linguistic and interdisciplinary) on aspects of language and society including (but not limited to) the social embedding of language variation and change, issues of language contact and conflict, multilingualism, the social stratification of journalistic material and cyberspaces, issues of language and culture, the social stratification of language and identity, the development of language norms and the impact of language policies. Journal of Sociolinguistics also publishes book reviews of recent work in these domains. Both the managing editorial team and the editorial board are members of the established academic members and sociolinguistics researchers. Journal of Sociolinguistics is currently accepting submissions. Manuscripts should be submitted only through journal website:

http://sociolinguistics.journals.pnu.ac.ir/author

 

Articles’ review and publishing charge:

  1. 3,000,000 Rls. For articles’ acceptance
  2. 3,000,000 Rls. For publishing (The total charge includes 6,000,000 Rls. for each article)

 


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Research Paper Sociolinguistics
Cognitive analysis of the meaning making method in the discourse of the novel based on the theory of conceptual fusion (A case study of the novel My Bird by Fariba Vafi)

Maryam Shahrokhi-shahraki

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2024, Pages 1-11

https://doi.org/10.30473/il.2024.68434.1605

Abstract
  Literature, with various possibilities, deals with creating and narrating creative stories by involving experience and senses, and most importantly, by involving the dynamic mind of the potential audience, and thus confronts writers and artists with many options in how to create art. The purpose of this ...  Read More

Research Paper Sociolinguistics
Language and Society: Social Analysis of Lexical Borrowing between Persian and Turkish Languages in the Safavid Era

Mohammad Bagher Alizadehaghdam; Mohammad Hariri-Akbari; MohammadAli Mousazadeh; Ebrahim Zal

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2024, Pages 13-25

https://doi.org/10.30473/il.2024.69155.1616

Abstract
  Safavid era is one of the important periods in the history of Iran, where Persian and Turkish languages interacted with each other. This article investigates the function of Persian, Turkish, and Arabic languages in Safavid era Iran, as well as the lexical borrowing between Persian and Turkish languages, ...  Read More

Research Paper Discourse Analysis
Translation criticism from the perspective of the translator’s gender in framework of critical discourse analysis; A case study of the novels "The handmaid’s tale" and "The mountains echoed"

Masoomeh Asadollah Sharifi; Zohreh Safavizadeh Sohi; Fatemeh Azimifard; Marjan Taheri Osgouei

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2024, Pages 27-41

https://doi.org/10.30473/il.2024.69206.1617

Abstract
  In this research, the authors have intended to use the theoretical framework of Norman Fairclough's critical discourse analysis to examine textual and intertextual relationships of female and male discourse in the translation of literary texts and analyze the expression method of the translations. In ...  Read More

Research Paper Discourse Analysis
Representation of Territorial identity Components in Shahnameh (Case Study: The Story of Jamshid and Zahhak)

Mostafa Gorji; anahita goodarzi; Behnaz payamani; Narges Mohammadi badr

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2024, Pages 43-55

https://doi.org/10.30473/il.2024.67128.1590

Abstract
  The story of Jamshid and Zahhak is the primary cornerstone of distinguishing Iranian identity from other identities. For the first time in this story, Ferdowsi deals with differentiation and represents the identity and independent geography and also unique components of Iran and Iranian kings. Despite ...  Read More

Research Paper Sociolinguistics
An investigation into code switching among Arabic – Persian bilinguals in Nakhl-e Taghi city based on gender, age and education variables.

zahra kazerouni mojarad; Jalal Rahimian; Amirsaeid Moloodi; Alireza Khormaee

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2024, Pages 57-67

https://doi.org/10.30473/il.2024.71030.1642

Abstract
  This research aims to study the effect of gender, age and education of Arabic-Persian bilingual speakers on their frequency of use of code-switching types (Inter- sentential, Intra- sentential & Tag) in Nakhle-e-Taghi city. To this end, 80 male and female Arabic–Persian bilinguals were selected ...  Read More

Research Paper Sociolinguistics
Onomastics of Personal Names in Middle Persian and Parthian Inscriptions

Shima Jaafari Dehaghi

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2024, Pages 69-79

https://doi.org/10.30473/il.2024.70485.1632

Abstract
  AbstractOnomastics is the study of personal names and has long been common in Iranian language research. However, social onomastics is a relatively new concept. This term is used both in sociolinguistics and in other fields such as sociology, anthropology and geography. So far, most researches have dealt ...  Read More

Research Paper Discourse Analysis
"Reflection of the social currents of the Qajar period in the poems of Zahir al-Doulah" (with Norman Fairclough's critical discourse analysis approach)

Faezeh Waezzadeh; Mahin Panahi; Maryam Hoseini

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2024, Pages 81-92

https://doi.org/10.30473/il.2024.69821.1625

Abstract
  Mirza Ali Khan Zahir al-Doulah, with the support of his political position in the Qajar court and his belief base in the Safi Alishahi Tariqat, and by creating intellectual and freedom-loving organizations, is considered one of the influential figures in the course of constitutionalism. The current research, ...  Read More

Language & Media
Metaphor and Metonymy in the Economic Media Language Variety: A Corpus-based Approach

P. Bamshadi; Z. Mohammad Ebrahimi; Sh. Ansarian

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2017, , Pages 48-56

Abstract
  News texts, and specially news headlines, must be interesting and persuasive so that they can draw the addressee's attention and encourage him/her to study and follow the news. One way to achieve this goal is to use metaphor and metonymy in the  language of media. Metaphor and metonymy, as two cognitive ...  Read More

Gender Effects on the Recognition of Emotional Prosody: Evidence from Persian Language

N. Keshtiari

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2017, , Pages 87-99

Abstract
  Proper understanding and processing of a speaker’s emotional prosody is critical to effective social interaction. Vocal emotional expressions which carry a rich source of information about a speaker’s emotions and his/her social intentions are influenced by individual differences (eg, gender, ...  Read More

Language & Media
Disclosure Discourse Markers in Persian: A Grammaticalization Account

Sh. Davari; M. Ghasemi; B. Kokabi

Volume 1, Issue 2 , April 2017, , Pages 9-16

Abstract
  According to Heine (2013), the main function of discourse markers is to relate our speech and the situation of discourse (i.e. the speaker-hearer interaction), to explain the speaker’s ideas, and organize the text. They are syntactically independent from the syntactic environment of the sentence. ...  Read More

Language Contact and Conflict
The Hawrami dialect of Paveh, verb, tense, aspect, mood, ergative construction.

B. Abbasi; A. Najafian

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2017, , Pages 57-74

Abstract
  Hawrami, a member of Gurani-Hawrami-Zaza language family, is a North-Western Iranian language. Many scholars consider Hawrami as a member of Kurdish languages (or dialects) but this is a controversial issue and structural differences between Hawrami and other Kurdish dialects have deepened this controversy. ...  Read More

A Sociological Study on Linguistic Identity of Migrant Lak in Tehran

Rahman Bagheri; Esfandiar Ghafarinasab; Habib Ahmadi; Mohammad Taghi Abbasi-shavazi

Volume 3, Issue 2 , May 2020, , Pages 49-59

https://doi.org/10.30473/il.2020.47104.1273

Abstract
  Immigration constitutes a significant impetus for making changes in identity. The present research aims to study the linguistic identity of migrant Lak living in Namjoo (Gorgan) Neighborhood of Tehran from a sociolinguistic point of view. Thus, with a qualitative approach, the data were collected through ...  Read More

Research Paper Dialectology
An Etymological Study of Some Toponyms in Bushehri Dialect

farrokh hajiyani; Khairollah Mahmoudi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 March 2024

https://doi.org/10.30473/il.2023.61980.1501

Abstract
  Toponymy is a term used for naming a place or a special geographic feature. It is the scientific study of geographic names. Toponymy is a branch of linguistics which scientifically studies place names from synchronous and diachronic point of view. Considered as an important part of cultural heritage, ...  Read More

Research Paper Discourse Analysis
An Analysis of the Novel Bamdaad-e Khomaar (Dawn of Lassitude) Based on Critical Discourse Analysis

Meisam Khalilinejad; Negar Davari Ardakani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 28 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.30473/il.2023.65777.1565

Abstract
  In this research, we try to apply linguistics studies to the analysis of novels through critical discourse analysis. Critical discourse analysts take into consideration those elements of discourse that are hidden medium in order to preserve power hierarchy. Contrary to descriptive-formal survey of language, ...  Read More

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