Advances in Iranian Linguistics II
Edited by Simin Karimi, Narges Nematollahi, Roya Kabiri and Jian Gang Ngui
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 361] 2023. vi, 315 pp.
Simin Karimi
List of John Benjamins publications for which Simin Karimi plays a role.
Titles
Subjects Other Indo-European languages | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics
Time and Again: Theoretical perspectives on formal linguistics. In honor of D. Terence Langendoen
Edited by William D. Lewis, Simin Karimi, Heidi Harley and Scott O. Farrar
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 135] 2009. xiv, 265 pp.
Subjects Psycholinguistics | Semantics | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics
Phrasal and Clausal Architecture: Syntactic derivation and interpretation. In honor of Joseph E. Emonds
Edited by Simin Karimi, Vida Samiian and Wendy K. Wilkins
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 101] 2007. vi, 424 pp.
Subjects Generative linguistics | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics
Articles
2023 Introduction Advances in Iranian Linguistics II, Karimi, Simin, Narges Nematollahi, Roya Kabiri and Jian Gang Ngui (eds.), pp. 1–11 | Chapter
The Iranian language family is the western branch of the Indo-Iranian language group which itself belongs to the Indo-European language family. As Windfuhr (2009) states, “with an estimated 150–200 million native speakers, the Iranian language family is one of the world’s major language families. read more
2020 Chapter 9. Another look at Persian rā: A single formal analysis of a multi-functional morpheme Advances in Iranian Linguistics, Larson, Richard K., Sedigheh Moradi and Vida Samiian (eds.), pp. 155–172 | Chapter
The morpheme -rā has typically been analyzed as an instance of differential object marking, appearing on direct objects that are definite or in some sense specific. In this chapter, we discuss several cases in which -rā may appear on DPs that are not direct objects. Building on insights from… read more
2009 Introduction Time and Again: Theoretical perspectives on formal linguistics, Lewis, William D., Simin Karimi, Heidi Harley and Scott O. Farrar (eds.), pp. ix–xiv | Article
2007 Wh-movement, interpretation, and optionality in Persian Phrasal and Clausal Architecture: Syntactic derivation and interpretation, Karimi, Simin, Vida Samiian and Wendy K. Wilkins (eds.), pp. 167–187 | Article
We examine the syntactic behavior of wh-arguments and wh-adjuncts in Persian, a wh-in-situ language that exhibits (seemingly) optional wh-movement. We show that the two types of wh-phrases have distinct internal structures that are responsible for their different syntactic behavior. The analysis… read more
2007 Phrasal and clausal architecture: Syntactic description and interpretation Phrasal and Clausal Architecture: Syntactic derivation and interpretation, Karimi, Simin, Vida Samiian and Wendy K. Wilkins (eds.), pp. 1–7 | Article
2003 Focus movement and the nature of uninterpretable features Formal Approaches to Function in Grammar: In honor of Eloise Jelinek, Carnie, Andrew, Heidi Harley and MaryAnn Willie (eds.), pp. 297–306 | Article