The course aims at analyzing the features of phonetic (vowel-consonant) and phonic events in Turkish language with a comparative study on the phonetics of Turkish languages. In addition, the course targets to gain the students a new perspective about this issue and make them successfully teach this subject.
Prerequisite(s)
Corequisite(s)
Special Requisite(s)
Instructor(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Cemil Gülseren
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Office Hour(s)
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture discussion
Principle Sources
Arat, Reşit Rahmeti (1987), "Türk Şivelerinin Tasnifi", Makaleler, Ankara.
Clauson, Sir Gerard (1972), An Etymological Dictionary of Pre-Thirteenth-Century Turkish, Oxford.
Deny, Jean, Kaare Gronbech, Helmuth Scheel, Zeki Velidi Togan (yay.), (1959), Philologiae Turcicae Fundamenta, I. Wiesbaden.
Deny, Jean (1995), Türk Dili Gramerinin Temel Kuralları, Çev. Oytun Şahin, TDK Yay., Ankara.
Emre, A. Cevat (1949), Türk Lehçelerinin Mukayeseli Grameri, I, Fonetik, TDK Yay., İstanbul.
Şçerbak, Aleksandar Mihayloviç, (1998), Türk Lehçelerinin Karşılaştırmalı Ses Bilgisi, Çev. Enver Murat, TDK Yay.,Ankara.
Other Sources
Karşılaştırmalı Türk Lehçeleri Sözlüğü, I-II,(1991), Kültür Bakanlığı, Ankara.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
To discuss and assess the views on the classification of Turkish languages and classification itself; the recent information will be explained.
Reading, Lecture, Discussion
2. Week
Organs used for speech, speaking, hearing, classification of phonics, phonemes, half-vocal, nasal voices
Reading, Lecture, Discussion
3. Week
Phonetic modifications and reasons
Reading, Lecture, Discussion
4. Week
Writing system in the old inscription, phonetic inclination on Kitabe (epigraph)
Reading, Lecture, Discussion
5. Week
Assessment of vowels in Turkish languages on by one
Reading, Lecture, Discussion
6. Week
Close ‘e’ problem in Turkish language; to discuss long vowel in Turkish
Reading, Lecture, Discussion
7. Week
Turkish Tribes and languages in 11.century
Reading, Lecture, Discussion
8. Week
Midterm
9. Week
Turkish Manuscripts in 12-16.century
Reading, Lecture, Discussion
10. Week
Manuscripts of Anatolia area
Reading, Lecture, Discussion
11. Week
Phonetic features of the works of Karakhanid area-East Turkic language
Reading, Lecture, Discussion
12. Week
Week Linguistic, orthographic, phonetic differences in the works of Kipchak area
Reading, Lecture, Discussion
13. Week
Contemporary Turkish dialects, the dialects originally containing long vowels: Turkmen, Khalaj, Yakut
Reading, Lecture, Discussion
14. Week
Phonetics of Distant Dialects: Chuvash, Yakut, Khalaj
Reading, Lecture, Discussion
15. Week
Important phonic equivalent of contemporary Turkish dialect and accents
Reading, Lecture, Discussion
16. Week
Final
17. Week
Final
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
20
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
30
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
The doctoral students collect the theoretical, practical information, and texts according to the department’s special method; they interpret them and attain a synthesis by making the interdisciplinary analyses.
PO-2
The students are able to grasp the historical and cultural basis of the Turkish world literature in classical period; they recognize the features of the texts’ language of this period and evaluate in terms of literary. In addition, the students recognize the scientific and sufistic works created in the collective cultural geography.
PO-3
The students are able to assess the texts of the Turkish Language and Literature from the beginning until today in terms of literary and philology.
PO-4
The students are able to follow the historical alphabets of the Turkish language through the original texts; they are able to make textual analysis by comparing with the texts of western and eastern literature.
PO-5
The students are able to identify the schools and styles situated in classical Turkish poet. They are able to read and comment on the various texts of these schools and styles.
PO-6
The students are equipped with the basic knowledge and ability to do scientific research and study in the Turkish Language and Literature at postgraduate level
PO-7
The students are able to recognize the texts of the historical and modern Turkish dialects; they are able to examine these texts in terms of lexicography, etymology, semantics, phonetics, and morphology; they are able to compare these dialects with each other.
PO-8
The students are able to attain the written and verbal sources based upon the scientific research methods and conduct a field study.
PO-9
The students are able to confirm and classify the elements of folk culture and folkloric materials in the individual and anonymous works created as part of verbal culture.
PO-10
The students find a chance to research and examine extensively the language, literature, art, and culture of the Turkish Language and Literature from the history to the present day.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
The students learn the phonic event of Turkish dialects
LO-2
The students are able to compare Turkish dialects diachronically and synchronously
LO-3
The students are able to independently conduct a study on Turkish dialect which is required specialty.
LO-4
The students are able to collect the data on Turkish dialects, comment on them, and apply them in their studies; they control them in terms of scientific, cultural, artistic, social, and ethic date, and they explain these values.
LO-5
The students are aware of the views on the classification of Turkish dialects.
