Department of Linguistics

The M.A. program in General Linguistics was established in 1985 in Dr. Ali Shariati Faculty of Letters and Humanities at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in order to provide all candidates with a common set of core courses that offer them an excellent preparation for a professional degree or for subsequent specialization at the doctorate level. The program's aim is to instruct the students in the major areas of linguistics theories and methods of linguistics analysis.

Founded in 1997, the Master’s program in Teaching Persian Language to Non-Persian was designed to train students who will play an active role in theory and practice in such areas as teaching Persian as a second or foreign language, and developing curriculums and educational materials. Another aim of the program is to train Persian-language teachers. Students will acquire extensive knowledge of Persian-language education, psychology of teaching and applied linguistics and also improve their research abilities by refining their expertise in this field of study.

The PhD program started admitting students in 1998 in Linguistics with the aim of training professionals with close relation to a certain language and area by cultivating practical language abilities. The program is also planned to enhance students’ professional capabilities through critical analysis and also give them the opportunity to access international learning communities through research groups.

The major subjects covered in this program are: Morphology and Syntax, General Linguistics, Discourse Analysis and Pragmatics, Teaching Persian Language to Non-Persian Speakers, Phonetics and Phonology, and Semantics. More

Head of the Department of Linguistics 
Ali_Alizadeh
Ali Alizadeh
Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics
alalizadeh@ferdowsi.um.ac.ir
+985138805269


Concentration areas offered by the Department of Linguistics 
Areas Bachelor's Master's Ph.D
Teaching Persian Language to Non-Persian Speakers
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General Linguistics
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Academic staff

Ali Alizadeh
Associate Professor
Azam Estaji
Associate Professor
Ali Izanloo
Assistant Professor
Mohammad Reza Pahlavannezhad
Associate Professor
Shahla Sharifi
Associate Professor

Research

Recent journal articles

Shafiyan, S., Izanloo, A., & Amin Yazdi, S. (2022). Using the Structure of Evaluative Components as a basis for comparing the oral narratives of schizophrenics and healthy individuals. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 51 (3), 655-677.
Sharifi, S., Moeindarbari, M., & Alizadeh, A. (2022). A Study on Some Language Impairments in Patients with Lewy Body Spectrum Disorders. Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 25 (1), 2-5.

Recent theses and dissertations

Hasanova, A. (2022). Conceptualizations of Sense of Sight in Persian and Russian Languages from the Perspective of Cognitive Cultural linguistics. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Amini, S. (2022). A Study on Introduced Cultural Concepts in Persian Textbooks for Non-Persian Speakers in AZFA Department of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (Intermediate and Advanced Levels) and comparing them with the Teachers' Point of View in that Sector.. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hamidi, F. (2022). The Analysis of Emotive Language of the Opposed and Agreed Members of Parliament in the Meeting of Introducing the Proposed Ministers of the Thirteenth Cabinet of Iran Based on Appraisal Theory of Martin and White (2005). , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Bagheri, S. (2022). Study of the identity of women in three selected persian novels from Van Dijks point of view. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mehdizade, M. (2022). Analysis of the Emergent Meanings of Some Numbers in Persian. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Juya, K. (2022). Survey and Comparison of Relative Clause Extraposition and the Reasons Related in Some Persian Poetry and Prose works of Modern Literature. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Solati, S. (2022). validating of Farsi near-death experiences based on verbal cues to deception. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Movasaghi, S. (2022). The Study of The Existence of Gender Stereotypes in Parsa Educational Textbooks Based on Andree Michel Model 1989. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Tanhaei, S. (2022). A Comparative Study Of Cultural Conceptualizations In Novin And Parsa Persian Teaching Books And American English file, Advanced Level. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Heydari Sani, S. (2022). A Study of Some Ambiguous Syntactic Structures in Persian and the Ways to Correct Them. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Nazari Anarestani, R. (2022). SPACIAL GEOMETRY OF FOUR CONTEMPORARY PERSIAN PREPOSITIONS /dar/, /ruye/, /az myane/ and /dar arze/ FROM COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS PERSPECTIVE. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Namaei Ghasemnia, M. (2022). The Analysis of Thematic progression in fifth grade students essays. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Petrova, A. (2022). Russian loanwords in persian language and Persian loanwords in russian language, their semantic changes in the process of borrowing.. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Jamshidi, H. (2022). Representation of female victims/criminals in Iranian media. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sherali, M. (2022). Word-Order Variation and Null-subject in English and Arabic: A Contrastive study. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mahdavi, M. (2022). Representation of syntactic operators of tense and aspect of persian language based on a integration of role and reference grammar and klein semantic theory1994. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Yaseri, H. (2022). An Investigation in the Narrative Structure and Legal Narrative Genre in Eight Legal Thrillers by John Grisham According to John Gibbons. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Majidifard, F. (2022). comparative study of image/space perception and conceptualization in adult architects and non-architects. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hosseini Nejad, S. (2022). A Comparative Study of the Distribution of the Use of Arabic and English Languages in the Linguistic Landscape of the selected areas of Mashhad. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Behnam Moghadam, N. (2022). Conceptualizations and linguistic encodings of senses in some realistic and surrealistic short-stories from cognitive-cultural point of view. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ahmadi, R. (2022). Examining Incremental Efficiency Hypothesis in Producing Redundant Color and Number Adjectives Concerning Word Order in Persian Speakers. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Behzadpour, B. (2022). The analysis of the way of conveying slavery in Uncle Toms cabin based on Hallidayan functional theory. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Khorram, S. (2022). The influence of image in the Persian language textbooks of Al-Mustafa Al-Alamiya Center and its relationship with the selected texts based on Marsh and Whites model 2003. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Varzeshi, S. (2022). The teaching effect of dependency grammar on reading comprehension and writing skills. , (Master's thesis of Linguistics). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Contact Information

Iran, Mashhad, Azadi Square, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Dr. Ali Shariati Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Department of Linguistics

Phone: +985138796829-33

Fax: +985138794144

Postal code: 917794883