ON THE THEORETICAL GRAMMAR OF TURKISH

Year 2019, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 35 - 39, 15.06.2019

Şükrü Halûk Akalın

Abstract

The theoretical grammar of Turkish is a major research area with
interesting topics. An important book which is written by V. G. Guzev on the
theoretical grammar of Turkish was published in Petersburg in 2015. In Guzev’s
work, remarkable determinations are made on the grammar of Turkish. First of
all, I would like to mention that I found this work successful. The book
consists four main headings following a preamble and a long introduction.
Phonology, morphonology, morphology, and functional syntax of Turkish are
investigated. Research on the understanding of many linguistic cases has been
advanced, and opinions based on the foundations of the Indo-European languages
have begun to be abandoned in order to create a more effective grammar in
additive languages. Studies on grammar of Turkish have also accelerated in the
last decade. However, these studies were not completed unfortunately. According
to Guzev, Turkish writers do not follow the linguistics developments in the
world because Turkish writers think that the researches of non-native Turkish
speakers would not be understandable enough. Guzev has rightness in terms of
these ideas. Unfortunately, it is true that studies conducted on Turkish
language in the world are not followed well. The native Turkish speaker
researcher may occasionally lose sight of the characteristics, functionality
and subtleties of language in natural language environment. The non-native
Turkish speaker can clearly see these functions when compared to other
languages. In this respect, I believe that the studies to be conducted by
considering the foreign literature will be healthier. In this article, the book
is evaluated and some of the topics are discussed. 

Keywords

Theoretical grammar, phonology, morphonology, morphology, functional syntax, Turkish, Turkology

ON THE THEORETICAL GRAMMAR OF TURKISH

Abstract

The theoretical grammar of Turkish is a major research area with
interesting topics. An important book which is written by V. G. Guzev on the
theoretical grammar of Turkish was published in Petersburg in 2015. In Guzev’s
work, remarkable determinations are made on the grammar of Turkish. First of
all, I would like to mention that I found this work successful. The book
consists four main headings following a preamble and a long introduction.
Phonology, morphonology, morphology, and functional syntax of Turkish are
investigated. Research on the understanding of many linguistic cases has been
advanced, and opinions based on the foundations of the Indo-European languages
have begun to be abandoned in order to create a more effective grammar in
additive languages. Studies on grammar of Turkish have also accelerated in the
last decade. However, these studies were not completed unfortunately. According
to Guzev, Turkish writers do not follow the linguistics developments in the
world because Turkish writers think that the researches of non-native Turkish
speakers would not be understandable enough. Guzev has rightness in terms of
these ideas. Unfortunately, it is true that studies conducted on Turkish
language in the world are not followed well. The native Turkish speaker
researcher may occasionally lose sight of the characteristics, functionality
and subtleties of language in natural language environment. The non-native
Turkish speaker can clearly see these functions when compared to other
languages. In this respect, I believe that the studies to be conducted by
considering the foreign literature will be healthier. In this article, the book
is evaluated and some of the topics are discussed.    

Keywords

Theoretical grammar, phonology, morphonology, morphology, functional syntax, Turkish, Turkology

References

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