A comparative study of the arrangement of structures in Persian and Italian languages based on noun-related components

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elham akbari ¹ , rezamorad sahraii ^{2 *} , Ali karimi firooz jaee ³ , محمد حسین کیایی ⁴

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2 - linguastic, allame tabatabaii university
3 - Faculty member of PNU
4 - گروه زبان و ادبیات ایتالییایی، دانشکده زبان ها و ادبیات خارجی، دانشگاه تهران

Received: 2024-11-25 Accepted : 2025-02-16 Published : 2025-03-08

Keywords: linguistic typology, grammar, noun phrase, Persian, Italian.,

Abstract :

Linguistic typology is a branch of linguistics that studies the systematic differences and similarities among the world's languages, focusing on the comparison of their morphological and syntactic structures. One of the main topics in this field is word order, which serves as the basis for examining and classifying languages according to the arrangement and sequence of their structures. This study aims to identify the similarities and differences in the typological characteristics of noun phrases in Persian and Standard Italian based on typological components of word order. The analytical framework of this research is based on the structural arrangement components introduced in the works of Dabir-Moghaddam (2013) and Dryer (1992). Out of a total of 28 components presented in these studies, 11 components related to noun phrases have been examined. The results indicate that this grammatical group shows significant similarities in both languages in most cases. Generally, in both languages, dependents follow the head (noun), although there are exceptions where they precede the noun. Understanding the similarities and differences in noun phrases between the two languages can facilitate faster and easier language learning, especially in the early stages of acquiring languages such as Italian. Theoretically, conducting such research is of great importance in advancing purely comparative studies between languages.