Research Article

Ethnocentrıc Discourse in Şemseddin Sami’s Play Titled as Besâ Yahud Ahde Vefâ, or Homeland or Albania

Volume: 57 Number: 57 December 28, 2017
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Ethnocentrıc Discourse in Şemseddin Sami’s Play Titled as Besâ Yahud Ahde Vefâ, or Homeland or Albania

Abstract

This article examines the play, Besâ Yahud Ahde Vefâ, written by Şemseddin Sami, who is considered to be a Turkish nationalist with a firm place in canonical Turkish discourse. We maintain that Sami devised a metaphorical layer of meaning in the text to instill a national consciousness in Albanians. In the subtext of nationalist significance, certain conventional codes, alluding to that of Albanians, is separated from the dominant codes, referring to the Ottoman people. One example emphasizes the contrasts between “we/you” and “mountaineer/townsman.” Another example is the semantic correlation between natural objects, such as “mountain,” “flower,” and “leaf,” as well as concrete nouns like “motherland,” “honour,” “shephard,” and “love,” is meant to arouse a national conscience in the collective consciousness of the Albanian people. Finally, such terms and ethnocentric discourses are employed to concretize the idea of an independent Albania.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 28, 2017

Submission Date

November 22, 2017

Acceptance Date

November 24, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 57 Number: 57

APA
Sağlam, N. (2017). Ethnocentrıc Discourse in Şemseddin Sami’s Play Titled as Besâ Yahud Ahde Vefâ, or Homeland or Albania. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature, 57(57), 197-212. https://doi.org/10.26561/iutded.369081
AMA
1.Sağlam N. Ethnocentrıc Discourse in Şemseddin Sami’s Play Titled as Besâ Yahud Ahde Vefâ, or Homeland or Albania. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature. 2017;57(57):197-212. doi:10.26561/iutded.369081
Chicago
Sağlam, Nuri. 2017. “Ethnocentrıc Discourse in Şemseddin Sami’s Play Titled As Besâ Yahud Ahde Vefâ, or Homeland or Albania”. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature 57 (57): 197-212. https://doi.org/10.26561/iutded.369081.
EndNote
Sağlam N (December 1, 2017) Ethnocentrıc Discourse in Şemseddin Sami’s Play Titled as Besâ Yahud Ahde Vefâ, or Homeland or Albania. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature 57 57 197–212.
IEEE
[1]N. Sağlam, “Ethnocentrıc Discourse in Şemseddin Sami’s Play Titled as Besâ Yahud Ahde Vefâ, or Homeland or Albania”, Journal of Turkish Language and Literature, vol. 57, no. 57, pp. 197–212, Dec. 2017, doi: 10.26561/iutded.369081.
ISNAD
Sağlam, Nuri. “Ethnocentrıc Discourse in Şemseddin Sami’s Play Titled As Besâ Yahud Ahde Vefâ, or Homeland or Albania”. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature 57/57 (December 1, 2017): 197-212. https://doi.org/10.26561/iutded.369081.
JAMA
1.Sağlam N. Ethnocentrıc Discourse in Şemseddin Sami’s Play Titled as Besâ Yahud Ahde Vefâ, or Homeland or Albania. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature. 2017;57:197–212.
MLA
Sağlam, Nuri. “Ethnocentrıc Discourse in Şemseddin Sami’s Play Titled As Besâ Yahud Ahde Vefâ, or Homeland or Albania”. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature, vol. 57, no. 57, Dec. 2017, pp. 197-12, doi:10.26561/iutded.369081.
Vancouver
1.Nuri Sağlam. Ethnocentrıc Discourse in Şemseddin Sami’s Play Titled as Besâ Yahud Ahde Vefâ, or Homeland or Albania. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature. 2017 Dec. 1;57(57):197-212. doi:10.26561/iutded.369081