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Papers by Seyed Mohammad Hosseini-Maasoum

Literary Criticism, Jun 10, 2015

Applied Linguistics, May 22, 2015

Owing to the growing interest in communicative, cultural and pragmatic aspects of second language... more Owing to the growing interest in communicative, cultural and pragmatic aspects of second language learning in recent years, the present study tried to investigate representations of pragmatic aspects of English as a foreign language in Iranian high school textbooks. Using Halliday's (1978), and Searle's (1976) models, different language functions and speech acts were specifically determined and examined in high school textbooks. The results indicated that there were major insufficiencies in pragmatic representations in these books. These problems were related to inadequate coverage of different speech acts and language functions, lack of authenticity in the dialogues, inappropriate simplifications and reductions, lack of grading, unsystematic presentations, providing no meta-pragmatic information, and presenting English speech acts embedded in dialogues with Iranian culture, religion, and norms. The results indicate that material developers and textbook designers need to consider these aspects to help learners to be able to learn second language more efficiently and appropriately.

Language Studies, Sep 20, 2016

Language and Linguistics, May 22, 2014

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2012

Translation shift is one of the most controversial domains of translation studies. In the present... more Translation shift is one of the most controversial domains of translation studies. In the present study an attempt was made to compare different translators' use of shifts in a literary text. The selected theoretical framework for the present study was Vinay and Darbelnet (1995). To achieve this aim, a contrastive analysis was done on The Secret by Rhonda Byrne and its several Persian translations. The results of the study revealed that the translators use different types of shifts for a single sentence. In many cases, the translators use a combination of different kinds of shift in order to transfer an appropriate massage.

Language Related Research, Jan 10, 2022

Detecting constituents as independent syntactic units having syntactic and semantic coherence on ... more Detecting constituents as independent syntactic units having syntactic and semantic coherence on which the structure of the sentences is based is vital both for the prevention of ambiguity and for a correct reading and analysis of syntactic processes. To this end, some tests have been introduced in syntax which help the linguist in diagnosing the boundaries of constituents. Within a Minimalist framework, this study aimed to analyze the efficiency of eight constituency tests, namely: coordination, ellipsis, question formation, sentence fragment, replacement, clefting, pseudo-clefting and topicalization. These had the highest frequency in important syntactic sources as means for diagnosing seven selected important constituents of the sentences, i.e., VP, DP, PP, AP, AdvP, CP and TP. We applied the tests to these categories in Persian to see which ones are most efficient and can cover a wider range of constituents. The results suggested that pseudo-clefting and topicalization are more effective and have the capability of identifying more constituents in English than in Persian. It was also concluded that, given the large number of exceptions, in general, the tests mentioned above cannot be considered as absolute tools in identifying constituents.

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Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2012

Feminism, originating in late 19th century, is a cover term for a series of movements which seek ... more Feminism, originating in late 19th century, is a cover term for a series of movements which seek to define, establish and defend equal rights for women. It focuses on the women's issues and their problems in the society and aims at overcoming their problems. In the three main waves of feminism, many feminists such as Virginia Wolf, Simone de Beauvoir, and Kate Millet aired their views in their popular and famous books. This article deals with the application of feminist criticism to The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, considering Simone de Beauvoir's ideas based on her Second Sex. Many sentences and phrases are quoted through the article to illustrate the women's weakness and the men's power, the notion usually called "men's control of the dominant discourse" in Beauvoir's words. There are some keys in the story showing that women are not satisfied with their ways of lives and try to change their current situation.

The present study, attempted to examine the relationship between gender and theoretical knowledge... more The present study, attempted to examine the relationship between gender and theoretical knowledge of translation and practical skills on translation in Iranian translators. For this purpose, 35 Master of Art students both males and females studying English translation were selected from Mashhad Ferdowsi University in Iran. In order to collect data two tests were applied: one made up of questions selected from the Ph.D and M.A entrance exams together with a test of actual translation from Persian to English and the reverse. Data analysis and statistical calculations through T-TEST, one way ANOVA and Pearson Correlation revealed that Gender was an important factor on theoretical scores, while it was not an important factor on practicaltranslation (English to Persian and Persian to English translation).

The present essay studies four of the most prominent plays of Sam Sehpard, True West, Cowboys#2, ... more The present essay studies four of the most prominent plays of Sam Sehpard, True West, Cowboys#2, Fool for Love, and Buried Child in the light of postmodernist notions of myth, usingLyotard’s ideas of postmodernism. Through a postmodernist study of these novels, the study attempts to disclose the differences between the traditional myth and the postmodern myth, to show borders of truth and myth, reality and illusion in the postmodern world, and to reveal the decay of myth in the postmodern cultures.What this study tries to illustrate is important in the way that it is an alarm for the ones who still believe in the traditional notions of myth. Shepard’s ideas of postmodern myth and its gradual death help the readers understand that the traditional values of some myths such as myth of the American family do not exist anymore.

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2012

This paper critically surveys the role of three punctuation marks: the colon, the semicolon, and ... more This paper critically surveys the role of three punctuation marks: the colon, the semicolon, and the comma, in translating from English to Persian. It aims at investigating how problematic these punctuation marks can be and to what extent the students' familiarity with their pragmatic and metadiscourse functions can affect their translation from English to Persian. To accomplish this, twenty two graduate students of translation were selected and asked to translate some sentences from English to Persian. The results have indicated that only a minority of them were successful. The root causes of their poor performance can be traced back to the lack of contrastive study on punctuation systems of English and Persian as well as lack of familiarity with metadiscourse functions of punctuation marks.

Owing to the growing interest in communicative, cultural and pragmatic aspects of second language... more Owing to the growing interest in communicative, cultural and pragmatic aspects of second language learning in recent years, the present study tried to investigate representations of pragmatic aspects of English as a foreign language in Iranian high school textbooks. Using Halliday’s (1978), and Searle’s (1976) models, different language functions and speech acts were specifically determined and examined in high school textbooks. The results indicated that there were major insufficiencies in pragmatic representations in these books. These problems were related to inadequate coverage of different speech acts and language functions, lack of authenticity in the dialogues, inappropriate simplifications and reductions, lack of grading, unsystematic presentations, providing no meta-pragmatic information, and presenting English speech acts embedded in dialogues with Iranian culture, religion, and norms. The results indicate that material developers and textbook designers need to consider th...

European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, 2013

The present study, in the first place, attempted to examine the relationship between the theoreti... more The present study, in the first place, attempted to examine the relationship between the theoretical knowledge of translation and practical translation skills in Iranian translators. For this purpose, 35 M.A students both males and females studying English translation were selected in Mashhad Ferdowsi University in Iran. In order to collect data two tests were applied: one made up of questions selected from the Ph.D and M.A entrance exams together with a test of actual translation from Persian to English and the reverse. Data analysis and statistical calculations through T-TEST, one way ANOVA and Pearson Correlation revealed that participants’ theoretical knowledge does not displays a significant correlation with their scores in the English to Persian practical exams, while there is a positive relationship between participants’ scores in the theoretical exams and their Persian to English translation. Also it was found that participants’ experimental experiences in translation have a...

Feminism, originating in late 19th century, is a cover term for a series of movements which seek ... more Feminism, originating in late 19th century, is a cover term for a series of movements which seek to define, establish and defend equal rights for women. It focuses on the women's issues and their problems in the society and aims at overcoming their problems. In the three main waves of feminism, many feminists such as Virginia Wolf, Simone de Beauvoir, and Kate Millet aired their views in their popular and famous books. This article deals with the application of feminist criticism to The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, considering Simone de Beauvoir's ideas based on her Second Sex. Many sentences and phrases are quoted through the article to illustrate the women's weakness and the men's power, the notion usually called “men’s control of the dominant discourse” in Beauvoir's words. There are some keys in the story showing that women are not satisfied with their ways of lives and try to change their current situation.

Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 2011

Literary Criticism, Jun 10, 2015

Applied Linguistics, May 22, 2015

Language Studies, Sep 20, 2016

Language and Linguistics, May 22, 2014

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2012

Language Related Research, Jan 10, 2022

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2012

Owing to the growing interest in communicative, cultural and pragmatic aspects of second language... more Owing to the growing interest in communicative, cultural and pragmatic aspects of second language learning in recent years, the present study tried to investigate representations of pragmatic aspects of English as a foreign language in Iranian high school textbooks. Using Halliday’s (1978), and Searle’s (1976) models, different language functions and speech acts were specifically determined and examined in high school textbooks. The results indicated that there were major insufficiencies in pragmatic representations in these books. These problems were related to inadequate coverage of different speech acts and language functions, lack of authenticity in the dialogues, inappropriate simplifications and reductions, lack of grading, unsystematic presentations, providing no meta-pragmatic information, and presenting English speech acts embedded in dialogues with Iranian culture, religion, and norms. The results indicate that material developers and textbook designers need to consider th...

European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, 2013

Feminism, originating in late 19th century, is a cover term for a series of movements which seek ... more Feminism, originating in late 19th century, is a cover term for a series of movements which seek to define, establish and defend equal rights for women. It focuses on the women's issues and their problems in the society and aims at overcoming their problems. In the three main waves of feminism, many feminists such as Virginia Wolf, Simone de Beauvoir, and Kate Millet aired their views in their popular and famous books. This article deals with the application of feminist criticism to The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, considering Simone de Beauvoir's ideas based on her Second Sex. Many sentences and phrases are quoted through the article to illustrate the women's weakness and the men's power, the notion usually called “men’s control of the dominant discourse” in Beauvoir's words. There are some keys in the story showing that women are not satisfied with their ways of lives and try to change their current situation.

Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 2011

Language-Related Research, 2022