Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

ABSTRACT Word‐final position is widely recognized as a structurally weak and restricted domain, yet languages differ strikingly in how they regulate segments and clusters at the right edge. While some systems categorically prohibit final consonants, others allow only a subset of segments, and still others impose proce…

This paper explores possessive constructions in Turkish through the lens of the Upward Agree (UA) framework proposed in Bjorkman and Zeijlstra (2019). It addresses the technical challenge of how in possessive DPs, the possessee NP is able to control verbal agreement and anaphor binding, but not the possessor. While po…

This book investigates the cognitive foundations of tense-aspect-mood (TAM) grammaticalization through a systematic analysis of five Turkish aspectual markers — -(I)yor, -(A)r, -mAktA, -DI, and -mIş — within the framework of Langacker's Cognitive Grammar. It advances the source-domain retention hypothesis: the claim t…

The role of diacritics in reading Turkish is examined. The Turkish alphabet has an interesting origin, as its history is marked by the official adoption of Latinization in the early twentieth century and the adoption of several different orthographies, each fundamentally different from its ancient, original writing sy…

Sentences involving disjunction, such as “The girl likes pizza or pasta” often give rise to the inference that she does not like both. However, several studies report that children tend to interpret the sentence inclusively (i.e. she likes pizza or pasta, or possibly both) or conjunctively (i.e. she likes both). The a…

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Pronouns are a ubiquitous part of discourse, but unusual in that their meaning is almost entirely determined by context. While early theorists hoped to explain pronouns based on a small number of simple principles, the last half-century of research has revealed a cornucopia of influences at the syntactic, semantic, di…

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The study focuses on the extractions out of exceptional case marking (ECM) structures in Turkish. It analyzes the arguments and adjuncts that originate within the ECM constructions and move to the verb final position. In this regard, scrambling to the background position of both embedded and main clauses are examined.…

This study examines a series of phonological, morphological, and syntactic inconsistencies that emerge in the standardisation of Zazaki, with particular reference to the practices adopted by the Vate Studying Group. Focusing on phenomena such as the alternation between pronoun ê/ey, the treatment of personal and demon…

Dillerin standart olan varyantlarından başka bir de standart dışı varyantları vardır. Standart varyant, ulusal düzeydeki ortak konuşma dilidir. Standart olmayan varyantlar ise belirli gruplar, sosyal sınıflar veya belirli bölgelerde konuşulan dil biçimleridir. Bunlar, bireysel veya toplumsal düzeydeki farklı ihtiyaçla…

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