Karimi, Simin, Narges Nematollahi, Roya Kabiri, and Jian Gang Ngui (eds). (2023) Advances in Iranian Linguistics, to be published by John Benjamins.

Karimi, Simin and Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini (2017) (Invited Guest Editors). Parameters: What are they? Where are they?Linguistic Analysis 41(3&4). [article]

Karimi, Simin, (2013) Guest Editor of a special issue on Complex Predicates for Lingua. [article]

Korn, Agnes, Geoffrey Haig, Simin Karimi, and Pollett Samvelian, eds. (2011) Topics in Iranian Linguistics, Reichert Publishers, Germany.

Lewis, William D., Simin Karimi, Heidi Harley, and Scott O. Farrar, eds. (2009) Time and Again: Theoretical Perspectives on Formal Linguistics. In Honor of D. Terence Langendoen. John Benjamins Publishing Co. [Online]

Karimi, Simin, Vida Samiian, Don Stilo, eds. (2008) Aspects of Iranian Linguistics. Cambridge Scholars Publishing Co. [Online]

Karimi, Simin, Vida Samiian, Wendy Wilkins, eds. (2007) Phrasal and Clausal Architecture: Syntactic Derivation and Interpretation. In honor of Joseph E. Emonds. John Benjamins Publishing Co. [Online]

Karimi, Simin (2005) A Minimalist Approach to Scrambling: Evidence from Persian. Mouton de Gruyter. [Online]

Karimi, Simin, ed. (2003) Word Order and Scrambling, Blackwell Publishing Co. [Online]

Karimi, Simin, ed. (1995) Language and Gender, The Journal of Nimeye Digar.

Karimi, Simin, John Powel, Vida Samiian (in press). To be or not to be: is there Ezafe in Iron-Ossetian? To appear in Vida Samiian, Masud Jasbi, Zahra Mirrazi (eds) Advances in Iranian Linguistics 3. John Benjamins Publishing.

Karimi, Simin and Ryan Smith (2020) Another Look at Persian Râ: A Single Formal Analysis of a Multi-Functional Morpheme. In R. Larson, S. Moradi and V. Samiian Advances in Iranian Linguistics. John Benjanmins Publishing Co.

Karimi, Simin (2018) Persian syntax. In Anousha Sedighi and Pouneh Shabani-Jadidi (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Persian Linguistics, Oxford University Press.

Karimi, Simin, Lewis, William D., Scott O. Farrar, and Heidi Harley (2009) Introduction. In Lewis, W., S. Karimi, H. Harley, S. Farrar (eds), Time and Again: Theoretical Perspectives on Formal Linguistics. In Honor of D. Terence Langendoen. John Benjamins Publishing Co. [Chapter]

Karimi, Simin (2008) Raising and control in Persian. In S. Karimi V. Samiian, and D. Stilo (eds), Aspects of Iranian Linguistics. Cambridge Scholars Publishing Co.

Karimi, Simin and Azita H. Taleghani (2007) Wh-movement, interpretation, and optionality in Persian. In Karimi, S., V. Samiian, W. Wilkins (eds), Phrasal and Clausal Architecture: Syntactic Derivation and Interpretation. In honor of Joseph E. Emonds. PP 167-187. John Benjamins Publishing Co. [Chapter]

Karimi, Simin (2003a) Focus Movement and the Nature of Uninterpretable Features. In A. Carnie, H. Harley, and M. Willie (eds), Formal Approaches to Function in Grammar. Festschrift for Eloise Jelinek, John Benjamins Publishing. PP 297-306. [Chapter>

Karimi, Simin (2003b) Introduction. In Karimi, S. (ed), Word Order and Scrambling, Blackwell Publishing. PP xiii-xx. [Chapter]

Karimi, Simin (2003c) On Object Positions, Specificity, and Scrambling in Persian. In Karimi, S. (ed), Word Order and Scrambling, Blackwell Publishing. PP 91-125. [Chapter]

Karimi, Simin (1994) Word-Order Variations in Contemporary Spoken Persian. In Marashi, M. (ed), Persian Studies in North America: Studies in Honor of Mohammad Ali Jazayery, Iranbooks. PP 43-73.

Karimi, Simin (1987) Farsi Speakers and the Initial Consonant Cluster in English. In Ioup, G. and S.H. Weinberger (eds), Interlanguage Phonology: The Acquisition of a Second Language Sound System. Newbury House. PP 305-318.

Karimi, Simin (2005) Farsi. In The Fitzroy Dearborn Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn.

Sato, Yosuke and Simin Karimi (2016) 'Subject-Object Asymmetries in Persian Argument Ellipsis and the Anti-Agreement Theory,' Glossa 1: 1-31. [Article]

Karimi, Simin and Michael Brame (2012) 'A Generalization Concerning the EZAFE Construction in Persian,' Linguistic Analysis 38: 111-143.

Karimi, Simin (2008) 'Scrambling,' Language and Linguistics Compass 2/6: 1271-1293. [Article]

Folli, Raffaella, Heidi Harley, and Simin Karimi (2005) 'Determinants of event type in Persian complex predicates,' Lingua 115: 1365-1401. [Article]

Karimi, Simin (2001) 'Persian Complex DPs: How Mysterious Are They?' Canadian Journal of Linguistics 46: 63-96. [Article]

Karimi, Simin (1999) 'A Note on Parasitic Gaps and Specificity,' Linguistic Inquiry 30: 704-713. [Article]

Karimi, Simin (1999) 'Specificity Effect: Evidence from Persian,' The Linguistic Review 16: 125-141. [Article]

Karimi, Simin (1997) 'From Deep-Structure to Logical Form and the Minimalist Program,' The Iranian Journal of Linguistics, Vol 11, Nr.2: 5-53. (A Persian translation of this article appeared in The Iranian Journal of Linguistics, Vol 11, Nr.3.).

Karimi, Simin (1997) 'Persian Complex Verbs: Idiomatic or Compositional?' Lexicology 3.1:273-318.

Karimi, Simin (1996) 'Case and Specificity: Persian Râ Revisited,' Linguistic Analysis: 26:3-4:174-194.

Karimi, Simin (1995) 'Introduction,' an introductory article for the special volume on Language and Gender, Journal of Nimeye Digar (The Other Half), No.2: 3-24 Solicited (The Persian translation of 'Introduction," appeared in Journal of Nimeye Digar, No.2: 6-30).

Karimi, Simin (1992) 'Zabân va Sabk dar Asâr-e Hedayat,' (Language and Style in Hedayat's Writings,) Iran Name Vol 10, No 3: 505-524. [Article]

Karimi, Simin (1990) 'Obliqueness, Specificity, and Discourse Functions: râ in Persian,' Linguistic Analysis, Vol. 20(3&4): 139-191.

Karimi, Simin (1987) 'Degargunihâ-ye Novin dar Dastur-e Zâyeshi-Gashtâri' (New Developments within Generative-Transformational Grammar), The Iranian Journal of Linguistics, Vol. 1&2: 2-25.

Karimi, Simin (2009) 'Review of Gema Chocano's Narrow Syntax and Phonological Form,' Language. [Article]

Karimi, Simin (1994) 'Review of John R. Perry's Form and Meaning in Persian Vocabulary: The Arabic Feminine Ending,' International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol 26, No 3: 531-533. [Article]

Karimi, Simin (1992) 'Naghdi bar Majalle-ye Zabânshenâsi,' (Review of The Iranian Journal of Linguistics: 1983-1990), Iran Name Vol 10, No 4: 723-746. [Article]

Karimi, Simin (1991) 'Review of M. Dabir-Moghaddam's About Râ in Persian,' The Iranian Journal of Linguistics, Vol 8, No 1: 23-41.

Karimi, Simin, Mohsen Mahdavi Mazdeh, Deniz Tat. 'Additive elements and focus ambiguity in Persian And Turkish', Glossa.

Karimi, Simin, Saman Meihami. Clitic positioning and stacking in Ardalani-Kurdish.

Karimi, Simin. Wh-constructions in Iron-Ossetian; A black ship in Iranian.

Kabiri, Roya, Simin Karimi, and Mihai Surdeanu (2022) Informal Persian Universal Dependency Treebank, Proceedings of the Thirteenth Language Resources and Evaluation Conference

Smith, Walter Ryan, Rana Nabors, Mohsen Mahdavi Mazdeh, Simin Karimi, and Heidi Harley (2017) 'Parallelism and Specificity in Persian Non-Verbal Element Ellipsis', Proceedings of GLOW in Asia XI. [Article]

Karimi, Simin (1997) 'Persian Complex Predicates and LF Incorporation,' Proceedings of Chicago Linguistic Society (CLS) 33: 215-229.

Karimi, Simin and Anne Lobeck (1997) 'Specificity Effects in English and Persian,' Proceedings of North East Linguistics Conference (NELS) 28: 175-186.

Mohammad, Jan and Simin Karimi (1992) 'Light Verbs Are Taking Over: Complex Verbs in Persian,' Proceedings of The Western Conference on Linguistics (WECOL). PP 195-212. [Article]

Folli, Raffaella, Heidi Harley, and Simin Karimi (2003) 'Determinants of event type in Persian complex predicates,' Cambridge Occasional Papers in Linguistics. [Abstract]

Karimi, Simin (1999) 'Is scrambling as strange as we think it is?,' MIT Linguistics Working Papers (MITLWP). PP 159-190.

Karimi, Simin (1987) 'Compound Verbs in Persian,' Linguistics Working Papers, University of Washington. PP 11-25.

Karimi, Simin (1986) Book Notice on Social Order in Child Communication: A Study in Microethnography, by J. Streeck, Language, Vol. 62, No. 2. PP 479-480. [Article]

Karimi, Simin, Mohsen Mahdavi, John Powell. Documentation and Comparative Grammar of Four Iranian Languages. To be submitted to a publisher in 2027.

NSF Grant: Documentation and comparative grammatical analysis of aspects of five Iranian languages. PI: Simin Karimi. Co-PIs: Heidi Harley, Mike Hammond. June 2019-November 2023. (BCS-1844828). ($388,428)

NSF Grant: A Descriptive and Theoretical Analysis of Complex Predicates in Iranian Languages. PI: Simin Karimi. Co-PIs: Andrew Carnie, Heidi Harley. July 1, 2015 – December 31, 2019, (BCS- 1451461). ($278,764)

Supplemental NSF Grant: Workshop on Complex Predicates in Iranian Languages, PI: Simin Karimi, 2019, (BCS- 1451461). ($8,600)

Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute, $20,000, for North American Conference in Iranian Linguistics, Tucson, Arizona, April 19-21, 2019.

Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute, $23,600 (with Don Stilo, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and Vida Samiian, CSU Fresno), for the First International Conference on Iranian Linguistics, Leipzig, Germany, 2005.