EZAFE CONSTRUCTION IN COMPLEX NOUN PHRASES IN PERSIAN MEDIEVAL POEMS

Complex noun phrases in Persian language are formed in different ways and structures. They can be in ezafe, non-ezafe or compound (ezafe+non-ezafe) constructions. In ezafe construction they have different structures consisting two or more constituents. As Hafez, Baba Faghani and Jami, the Persian poets of medieval Complex noun phrases in Persian language are formed in different ways and structures. They can be in ezafe, non-ezafe or compound (ezafe+non-ezafe) constructions. In ezafe construction they have different structures consisting two or more constituents. As Hafez, Baba Faghani and Jami, the Persian poets of medieval ages, are the most famous ones in Persian and their texts are the greatest in their own, samples of this study have been choosen from their poems. In Persian literature and linguistics the mentioned poets’ poems have been outstanding all the time. This study analyses the Persian complex noun phrases in ezafe construction to show their syntactical structures. Note: As the mentioned poets’ poems have been published and used in especial texts by different authors, samples in this paper have been referred to the poets themselves not to the editors, publishers or authors. This shows the shared points in structures used by those poets clearly. They are indicated by * in the references

Persian language- ezafe construction- complex noun phrases- medieval poems