Research Article

THE SEMANTIC ASPECTS OF TURKISH DIMENSION ADJECTIVES “BÜYÜK (BIG)” AND “KÜÇÜK (SMALL)

Volume: 62 Number: 1 June 25, 2022
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THE SEMANTIC ASPECTS OF TURKISH DIMENSION ADJECTIVES “BÜYÜK (BIG)” AND “KÜÇÜK (SMALL)

Abstract

Literal and figurative meanings are two ends of a continuum and we can not talk about a sharp distinction between these two meaning types (Dirven, 2002; Gibbs & Colston, 2012; Radden, 2002). Such a continuum exhibits different degrees of figurativity. Radden (2002) considers this as literal-metonymy-metaphor continuum; where Dirven (2002) focuses on conceptual closeness and conceptual distance on the continuum. This study aims to analyse the semantic aspects of Turkish adjectives büyük (big) and küçük (small) by referring to Turkish National Corpus (TNC) in the light of the gradation of literal-figurative meaning proposed by Dirven (2002). In order to reach this aim; first the noun types and experiential domains modified by the adjectives are analysed and then the semantic categories on the continuum are identified. The results of the study show that for büyük the most frequently used adj+noun constructions are abstract nouns and the most common experiential domain is EVALUATION. For küçük the most frequently used adj+noun constructions are animate entities and the most common experiential domain is PHYSICAL DIMENSION. The semantic categories for both adjectives display a continuum from literal to figurative with literal, pre-metonymic, metonymic, post-metonymic and metaphoric meanings.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Language Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Yanghee Lee This is me
0000-0002-8948-9281
South Korea

Publication Date

June 25, 2022

Submission Date

December 16, 2021

Acceptance Date

February 18, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 62 Number: 1

APA
Arıca Akkok, E., & Lee, Y. (2022). THE SEMANTIC ASPECTS OF TURKISH DIMENSION ADJECTIVES “BÜYÜK (BIG)” AND “KÜÇÜK (SMALL). Ankara Üniversitesi Dil Ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi, 62(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.33171/dtcfjournal.2022.62.1.1
AMA
1.Arıca Akkok E, Lee Y. THE SEMANTIC ASPECTS OF TURKISH DIMENSION ADJECTIVES “BÜYÜK (BIG)” AND “KÜÇÜK (SMALL). DTCF Journal. 2022;62(1):1-24. doi:10.33171/dtcfjournal.2022.62.1.1
Chicago
Arıca Akkok, Elif, and Yanghee Lee. 2022. “THE SEMANTIC ASPECTS OF TURKISH DIMENSION ADJECTIVES ‘BÜYÜK (BIG)’ AND “KÜÇÜK (SMALL)”. Ankara Üniversitesi Dil Ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi 62 (1): 1-24. https://doi.org/10.33171/dtcfjournal.2022.62.1.1.
EndNote
Arıca Akkok E, Lee Y (June 1, 2022) THE SEMANTIC ASPECTS OF TURKISH DIMENSION ADJECTIVES “BÜYÜK (BIG)” AND “KÜÇÜK (SMALL). Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi 62 1 1–24.
IEEE
[1]E. Arıca Akkok and Y. Lee, “THE SEMANTIC ASPECTS OF TURKISH DIMENSION ADJECTIVES ‘BÜYÜK (BIG)’ AND “KÜÇÜK (SMALL)”, DTCF Journal, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 1–24, June 2022, doi: 10.33171/dtcfjournal.2022.62.1.1.
ISNAD
Arıca Akkok, Elif - Lee, Yanghee. “THE SEMANTIC ASPECTS OF TURKISH DIMENSION ADJECTIVES ‘BÜYÜK (BIG)’ AND “KÜÇÜK (SMALL)”. Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi 62/1 (June 1, 2022): 1-24. https://doi.org/10.33171/dtcfjournal.2022.62.1.1.
JAMA
1.Arıca Akkok E, Lee Y. THE SEMANTIC ASPECTS OF TURKISH DIMENSION ADJECTIVES “BÜYÜK (BIG)” AND “KÜÇÜK (SMALL). DTCF Journal. 2022;62:1–24.
MLA
Arıca Akkok, Elif, and Yanghee Lee. “THE SEMANTIC ASPECTS OF TURKISH DIMENSION ADJECTIVES ‘BÜYÜK (BIG)’ AND “KÜÇÜK (SMALL)”. Ankara Üniversitesi Dil Ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 62, no. 1, June 2022, pp. 1-24, doi:10.33171/dtcfjournal.2022.62.1.1.
Vancouver
1.Elif Arıca Akkok, Yanghee Lee. THE SEMANTIC ASPECTS OF TURKISH DIMENSION ADJECTIVES “BÜYÜK (BIG)” AND “KÜÇÜK (SMALL). DTCF Journal. 2022 Jun. 1;62(1):1-24. doi:10.33171/dtcfjournal.2022.62.1.1

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