Research Article

An Examination of Noun And Verb Bias In Turkish Preschool Story Books

Volume: 7 Number: 2 December 31, 2024
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An Examination of Noun And Verb Bias In Turkish Preschool Story Books

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the frequency of nouns and verbs in preschool storybooks designed for children acquiring Turkish, to determine the dominance of word types. For this research, four different storybooks from a publishing house were randomly selected. These selected books were analyzed in detail using corpus content analysis detect the frequency of word types. During the analysis process, all words in the storybooks were categorized, and the frequencies of these categories were calculated. The frequency analyses revealed that nouns were used more frequently than verbs in each of the four books. When these four books are evaluated collectively, it becomes evident that the usage of nouns is significantly higher than that of verbs. The results are consistent with the literature suggesting that nouns are acquired earlier and more frequently than verbs in the language acquisition process of children. Furthermore, it is indicated that nouns play a more significant role in language development, as reflected in the design of educational materials used in the preschool period. These results provide important data to consider in the fields of language development and pedagogical material design, offering valuable insights into the role of word types in children's language learning processes.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Child Language Acquisition

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 24, 2024

Publication Date

December 31, 2024

Submission Date

August 21, 2024

Acceptance Date

October 22, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Gözütok, M. (2024). An Examination of Noun And Verb Bias In Turkish Preschool Story Books. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 7(2), 136-147. https://doi.org/10.47948/efad.1536847
AMA
1.Gözütok M. An Examination of Noun And Verb Bias In Turkish Preschool Story Books. KMU EFAD. 2024;7(2):136-147. doi:10.47948/efad.1536847
Chicago
Gözütok, Melike. 2024. “An Examination of Noun And Verb Bias In Turkish Preschool Story Books”. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 7 (2): 136-47. https://doi.org/10.47948/efad.1536847.
EndNote
Gözütok M (December 1, 2024) An Examination of Noun And Verb Bias In Turkish Preschool Story Books. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 7 2 136–147.
IEEE
[1]M. Gözütok, “An Examination of Noun And Verb Bias In Turkish Preschool Story Books”, KMU EFAD, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 136–147, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.47948/efad.1536847.
ISNAD
Gözütok, Melike. “An Examination of Noun And Verb Bias In Turkish Preschool Story Books”. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 7/2 (December 1, 2024): 136-147. https://doi.org/10.47948/efad.1536847.
JAMA
1.Gözütok M. An Examination of Noun And Verb Bias In Turkish Preschool Story Books. KMU EFAD. 2024;7:136–147.
MLA
Gözütok, Melike. “An Examination of Noun And Verb Bias In Turkish Preschool Story Books”. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 2, Dec. 2024, pp. 136-47, doi:10.47948/efad.1536847.
Vancouver
1.Melike Gözütok. An Examination of Noun And Verb Bias In Turkish Preschool Story Books. KMU EFAD. 2024 Dec. 1;7(2):136-47. doi:10.47948/efad.1536847

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