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Verb-driven discourse relations in Turkish: implicit causality and consequentiality

Cilt: 177 Sayı: 1 30 Haziran 2026
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Verb-driven discourse relations in Turkish: implicit causality and consequentiality

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This study investigates how different classes of interpersonal verbs shape implicit discourse relations and coreference preferences in Turkish. While a substantial body of psycholinguistic research has established that verbs systematically bias comprehenders toward particular causal and consequential interpretations, this phenomenon remains largely unexamined in Turkish. Drawing on the frameworks of implicit causality (ICaus) and implicit consequentiality (ICons), the present study employs a sentence continuation task with 42 native speakers of Turkish to examine how four verb classes — stimulus-experiencer (SE), experiencer-stimulus (ES), agent-patient (AP), and agent-evocator (AE) — bias both discourse relation choice and coreference type in the absence of explicit connectives. Participants were presented with 60 sentence prompts, each containing an interpersonal verb and asked to continue each sentence naturally. Continuations were coded for discourse relation type (explanation, consequence, contrast, temporal sequence, elaboration) and coreference bias (NP1 vs. NP2). Mixed-effects logistic regression analyses revealed that explanation was the dominant discourse relation across all verb classes, though verb class significantly modulated this preference. Coreference analyses revealed a systematic reversal of NP1/NP2 preferences between explanation and consequence contexts for the same verb classes. As for the other discourse relations, while temporal sequence, contrast, and elaboration relations were also observed, they occurred less frequently and exhibited weaker verb-driven biases, suggesting that these relations are more strongly shaped by additional discourse-level or contextual factors beyond verb semantics alone. These findings provide the first experimental evidence that verb-driven coherence biases operate in Turkish, extending cross-linguistic support for the universal relevance of implicit verb biases in discourse processing.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Etik Beyan

Ethical approval for this study was obtained from Istanbul Medeniyet University, Ethics Committee for Social and Human Sciences.

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Dilsel Yapılar (Fonoloji, Morfoloji ve Sözdizimi dahil), Söylem ve Bağlamsal Dilbilim

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Haziran 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

6 Ekim 2025

Kabul Tarihi

28 Haziran 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 177 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Çınar, O. (2026). Verb-driven discourse relations in Turkish: implicit causality and consequentiality. Dil Dergisi, 177(1), 78-93. https://doi.org/10.33690/dilder.1797649
AMA
1.Çınar O. Verb-driven discourse relations in Turkish: implicit causality and consequentiality. Dil Dergisi. 2026;177(1):78-93. doi:10.33690/dilder.1797649
Chicago
Çınar, Oktay. 2026. “Verb-driven discourse relations in Turkish: implicit causality and consequentiality”. Dil Dergisi 177 (1): 78-93. https://doi.org/10.33690/dilder.1797649.
EndNote
Çınar O (01 Haziran 2026) Verb-driven discourse relations in Turkish: implicit causality and consequentiality. Dil Dergisi 177 1 78–93.
IEEE
[1]O. Çınar, “Verb-driven discourse relations in Turkish: implicit causality and consequentiality”, Dil Dergisi, c. 177, sy 1, ss. 78–93, Haz. 2026, doi: 10.33690/dilder.1797649.
ISNAD
Çınar, Oktay. “Verb-driven discourse relations in Turkish: implicit causality and consequentiality”. Dil Dergisi 177/1 (01 Haziran 2026): 78-93. https://doi.org/10.33690/dilder.1797649.
JAMA
1.Çınar O. Verb-driven discourse relations in Turkish: implicit causality and consequentiality. Dil Dergisi. 2026;177:78–93.
MLA
Çınar, Oktay. “Verb-driven discourse relations in Turkish: implicit causality and consequentiality”. Dil Dergisi, c. 177, sy 1, Haziran 2026, ss. 78-93, doi:10.33690/dilder.1797649.
Vancouver
1.Oktay Çınar. Verb-driven discourse relations in Turkish: implicit causality and consequentiality. Dil Dergisi. 01 Haziran 2026;177(1):78-93. doi:10.33690/dilder.1797649