Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
A Critical Review of The History of Translation in Iran

Reza Amini

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 1-22

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.31817.1913

Abstract
  This article is a critical review of The History of Translation in Iran (in Persian), written by Abdolhossein Azarang. Having fluent prose and exact editing, not having typing mistakes, and providing good information about translation in some periods of Iran’s history are among the good peculiarities ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
Review of Translation of Šahrestānīhā ī ērānšahr, A Middle Persian Text on Late Antique Geography, Epic and History in Persian

Shima Jaafari Dehaghi

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 23-39

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.28687.1671

Abstract
  Šahrestānīhā ī ērānšahr is a Middle Persian treatise about the historical geography of Sasanian cities in Iran. So far, this treatise has been translated and published in Persian by Hedayat, Oriyan, Taffazoli, and Daryaee. In 2002, Daryaee published this text with Persian and English ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
Review of Twelve Ancient Texts

Mahmoud Jafari-Dehaghi

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 41-57

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.34260.2089

Abstract
  The book of Twelve Ancient Texts is the result of years of research and follow-up by Bijan Gheiby in ancient Iranian texts, especially Middle Persian texts. In each of the articles, the author first presents the sources and then deals with the Pahlavi text, transliteration, translation of the text, lexical ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
A Review and Analysis of Language Curriculum Design

Maryam Danaye Tous

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 59-84

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.32636.1954

Abstract
  The book on Language Curriculum Design elaborates the process of curriculum design and provides opportunities for practicing and applying them. The book, which was written by Paul Nation and John Macalister (2010), was translated into Persian by Mirdehghān, Majidi, Hajibāgheri and Farahi, and it was ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
An Evaluation of Language Learning, Sentence Construction and Writing Developed for Third Graders with Hearing Impairment

Ahmad Ramezani; Abdossaeid Mohammadshafiei; Zeinab Yazdani

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 85-111

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.35360.2164

Abstract
  The current study deals with the face and content analysis of the Language Learning, Sentence Construction and Writing Textbook, developed for the third grade. It is a descriptive-analytic research study, using both qualitative (including focus group and content analysis) and quantitative methods. For ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
An Investigation into Persian Language Teachers’ Attitude toward Oral Corrective Feedback in Classroom

Amir Zand-Moghadam; Faranak Eslami

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 113-132

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.29847.1756

Abstract
  Given the important role of oral corrective feedback (OCF) in developing language learning and due to the fact that no study has ever investigated Persian language teachers’ attitude toward providing oral corrective feedback, the purpose of the present study was to investigate and critically analyze ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
An Introduction and Critique of Linguistics and the Novel

Golrokh Saeednia

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 133-147

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.28069.1650

Abstract
  This article is an introduction and critical review of the Farsi translation (by Mohammad Ghaffary, 2nd edition) of Roger Fowler’s book “Linguistics and the Novel”. It also introduces briefly the backgrounds of the main ideas discussed in the book. In this regard, a brief discussion ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
A Critical Review of Lexicography: Theoretical and Practical Issues

Saghar Sharifi

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 149-167

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.26790.1601

Abstract
  Lexicography: Theoretical and Practical Issues contains articles on lexicography by a group of reputable lexicographers. Modern lexicography in Iran is a new science, and there are few published works in this field in Persian. This, as well as some shortcomings in the selection and translation of these ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
The Criticism of The Routledge Companion to Semiotics Translation: From Hard Semiotics to Anthroposemiotics

Hamid Reza Shairi; Fatemeh Seyedebrahimi

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 169-192

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.30823.1843

Abstract
   The book The Routledge Companion to Semiotics is a collection of articles published under the supervision of Paul Cobley. Raheleh Ghasemi and Siyahrood publication have translated and published it alternatively. This book contains ten chapters, and the main issue of the chapters is the interaction ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
A Critique of Pure Linguistic Reason: Kantian Remarks on Prolegomena to a Theory of Language

Mehdi Safaie-Qalati

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 193-216

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.31696.1898

Abstract
  Prolegomena to a Theory of Language, the main work of Louis Hjelmslev, is an account of his “Glossematics” which is a complex formal theory about the nature of linguistic knowledge and the structure of human understanding in general. The current paper starts with a brief evaluation of a newly ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
Review of the Book Entitled Persian Grammar based on the Autonomous Theory in Dependency Grammar

Masood Ghayoomi

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 217-245

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.26215.1581

Abstract
  The dependency grammar is one of the grammar formalisms that is originated according to the dependency relations of lexical elements in a sentence. This dependency is based on the valence of the lexicon; therefore, in this formalism the semantic representation of the words as valence is the backbone ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
A Critical Review of Metaphor

Ramin Golshaie

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 247-271

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.29218.1702

Abstract
  This article presents a critical review of the Farsi translation of the book Metaphor authored by David Punter. The book was translated into Farsi by Mohammad Mehdi Moghimizadeh and published by Elm publications. In this book, Punter explores the role of metaphor in different aspects of human knowledge, ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
A Description and Evaluation of Descriptive Glossary of Lexicography

Masoud Moshayedi; Mojtaba Maghsoudi

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 273-290

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.27850.1642

Abstract
  In this study, the “Descriptive Glossary of Lexicography” compiled by Fariba Ghatreh has been described and evaluated. To do so, on the one hand, the formal appearance of the book concerning the principles of scientific writing has been taken into account, and on the other hand, the content ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
A Review on Verbal Hygiene

Reza Moghaddam Kiya

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 291-311

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.29031.1689

Abstract
  The present paper aims at introducing “Verbal Hygiene” by Deborah Cameron (1995, 2012) and assessing the quality of its translation into the Persian Language. In her book, Cameron discusses long-standing debates among proponents of two competing perspectives on language use. On the one hand, ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
A Critique and Review on Psychology of Language

Shima Nabifar

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 313-333

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.27868.1651

Abstract
  This article aims to investigate Psychology of Language, written by David W Carroll, translated by Heshmatollah Sabaghi.  The book is described considering the form and the content. Then, the translation of  the book is assessed  based on factors such as the style of writer, Persian equivalents ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
Teaching Persian for Academic Purposes: Evaluating the Textbook of Nabz-e Zendegi (Pulse of Life) for International Students Based on Miekley’s Checklist

Amirreza Vakilifard; Nadia Ahmadi Khalkhali

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 335-358

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.25404.1530

Abstract
  It would be significant to analyze the content of these educational resources to see whether they are in line with the students’ needs.  Miekley’s (2005) checklist is considered an effective criterion for the selection and analysis of language teaching materials. The participants were ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
The Analysis and Evaluation of Grammar Content in two AZFA Coursebooks of Amoozesh-e novin-e Zaban-e Farsi and Amoozesh-e Farsi be Farsi based on Pedagogical Grammar Approach

Mohammad Javad Hadizadeh

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 359-386

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.31173.1866

Abstract
  The need for effective and practical instruction of grammar is accepted based on new second language teaching theories and approaches. The present study tries to answer the question that to what extent the coursebooks used in Persian language training centers are in line with the scientific achievements ...  Read More

Research Linguistics and Ancient Languages
A Critical Review of the Chapter Five of The Languages and Linguistics of Western Asia: An Areal Perspective Entitled: “The Caspian Region and South Azerbaijan: Caspian and Tatic”

Saeedreza Yousefi; Mahinnaz Mirdehghan Farashah

Volume 21, Issue 1 , March 2021, Pages 387-409

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.27930.1645

Abstract
  The purpose of this research is to introduce and present a critical review of the chapter entitled “The Caspian region and south Azerbaijan: Caspian and Tatic”, by Donald L. Stilo. Formally, his research is encased into a book as a full chapter, including 10 sections. In theory and methodology, ...  Read More