Research Article

Etymological Analysis of Vakit and CumhuriyetNewspapers Published between 1932 and 1942

Number: 5 October 18, 2023
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Etymological Analysis of Vakit and CumhuriyetNewspapers Published between 1932 and 1942

Abstract

Founded by the Turkish government in 1932, the Turkish Language Association had the aim of heading linguistic research concerning the Turkish language and its vocabulary. This research often led to campaigns –initiated by the Turkish Language Association itself–aimed at encouraging journalists, writers, and teachers to replace words of Arabic or Persian etymology with Turkish equivalents. The newspapers of the time represented one of the means through which the authorities promoted the language reform. In this regard, Cumhuriyet and Vakitrepresented two of the most popular newspapers of the era. Through an etymological analysis of the words in news published in Cumhuriyetand Vakitbetween 1932 and 1942, the aim of this article is to evaluate the results of the Turkish language reform in terms of the purification of the Turkish vocabulary during the first ten years of activity of the Turkish Language Association. Moreover, this study aims to show that in the texts examined the percentages of words originating from Arabic, Persian and Turkish remained constant throughout the period considered.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Literary Studies (Other) , Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 18, 2023

Submission Date

August 1, 2023

Acceptance Date

August 28, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 5

Chicago
Cristaldi, Maria Pia Ester. 2023. “Etymological Analysis of Vakit and CumhuriyetNewspapers Published Between 1932 and 1942”. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, nos. 5: 1-21. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8402907.

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