Asli Goksel, Celia Kerslake

Turkish

A Comprehensive Grammar

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Turkish: A Comprehensive Grammar has been extensively revised in this second edition to provide a complete reference guide to modern Turkish grammar, presenting an accessible description of the language with a thorough description of the sound system, intonation patterns, word structure and sentence structure of Turkish.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 410
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781138350533
• ISBN-10: 1138350532
• Artikelnr.: 70974334

Autorenporträt

Asl¿ Göksel is an independent scholar and former Professor of Lingustics at Böaziçi University, Istanbul. Celia Kerslake was University Lecturer and Emeritus Fellow of Turkish, St Antony's College, Oxford University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction (Second edition)
Introduction (First edition)
Abbreviations
List of conventions observed in this book
The Turkish alphabet and writing conventions
Phonology: the sound system
1 Phonological units
2 Sound changes produced in the word by suffixation
3 Vowel harmony
4 Stress in words and phrases
5 Intonation and sentence stress
Morphology: the structure of words
6 Principles of suffixation
7 Word classes, derivation and derivational suffixes
8 Inflectional suffixes
9 Reduplication
10 Noun compounds
11 Clitics
Syntax: the structure of sentences
12 Simple and complex sentences
13 The verb phrase
14 The noun phrase
15 Adjectival constructions, determiners and numerals
16 Adverbial constructions
17 Postpositional phrases
18 Pronouns and pronominal constructions
19 Questions
20 Negation
21 Tense, aspect and modality
22 Definiteness, specificity and generic reference
23 Word order
24 Noun clauses
25 Relative clauses
26 Adverbial clauses
27 Conditional sentences
28 Conjunctions, co-ordination and discourse connection
Appendix 1 Reduplicated stems
Appendix 2 Tense, aspect and modality markers
Glossary of grammatical terms
Bibliography
Index

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Acknowledgements. Introduction. Abbreviations. List of Conventions Observed in this Book. The Turkish Alphabet and Writing Conventions. Part 1: Phonology: The Sound System 1. Phonological Units 2. Sound Changes in the Stem after Suffixiation 3. Vowel Harmony 4. Word Stress 5. Intonation Part 2. Morphology: The Strucutre of Words 6. Principles of Suffixiation 7. Word Classes and Derivational Suffixes 9. Reduplication 10. Noun Compounds Part 3. Syntax: The Structure of Sentences 12. Simple and Complex Sentences 13. The Verb Phrase 14. The Noun Phrase 15. Adjectival Constructions, Determiners and Numerals 16. Adverbal Constructions 17. The Postpositional Phrase 18. Pronouns and Reference 19. Questions 20. Negation 21. Tense, Aspect and Modality 22. Definiteness, Specificity and Generic Reference 23. Word Order 24. Noun Clauses 25. Relative Clauses 26. Adverbial Clauses 27. Conditional Sentences 28. Conjunctions, Co-ordination and Discourse Connection. Appendix 1. Reduplicated Stems. Appendix 2. Tense/Aspect/Modality Suffixes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index

Rezensionen

'The book is the best grammar in recent times.' - Suer Eker, Department of Turkish Language and Literature, Baskent University, Turkey

'This is the newest, the most up-to-date and one of the most comprehensive Turkish reference grammers on the market today.' - Middle East Studies Association

'This is a magnificent and immense work of scholarship, which provides us with the best analytical description (in English) of the contemporary Turkish of Turkey that we are likely to see for many years ... The authors are to be congratulated on their boldness and success in adapting familiar grammatical terminology ... to suit the characteristics of Turkish.' - Turkish Aread Studies Review

'Refreshingly, this highly academic work provides an unpretentious user-friendly glossary of grammatical terms ... For serious students and researchers of Turkish and linguistics, this book is a veritable bible of descriptive grammar grafted on to years of teaching experience to produce a must-have reference tool.' - The Times Higher Educational Supplement