THE EFFECTS OF CONTEXT TYPE IN DISAMBIGUATING RELATIVE CLAUSES IN TURKISH

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 2025 Sayı: 49, 28 - 58, 26.06.2025

Yasemin Aydın , Taylan Akal

https://doi.org/10.59257/turkbilig.1495905

Öz

By examining the processing difficulties incurred by relative clause ambiguities, significant findings are derived on how sentence processor works. The goal of the present study is to understand the effect of context types in relative clause attachment in Turkish. The situational and linguistic contexts are manipulated to observe if attachment preference differs in neutral and context-dependent settings via off-line and on-line tasks. The results reveal that NP1 preference observed in neutral contexts transforms into NP2 when both types of contexts bias NP2. Comparing the context types, the findings further suggest that linguistic context is more effective than situational context.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Relative clauses , ambiguity , attachment preferences , context effects , plausibility , situational context , linguistic context , self-paced reading

Türkçe Ortaç Yantümcelerinin Çözümlenmesinde Bağlam Türünün Etkileri

Öz

Ortaç yantümcelerinin sebep olduğu bulanıklığın çalışılması tümce işlemleyicinin nasıl çalıştığına ilişkin olarak önemli bulgular sağlar. Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkçe ortaç yantümceleri ilişkilendirilmesinde bağlam türünün etkisini ortaya çıkartmaktır. Çevrimdışı ve çevrimiçi yöntemlerle, ilişkilendirme tercihlerinin bağlam dışı ve bağlam bağıntılı kurgularda değişip değişmediğini gözlemlemek amacıyla durumsal ve dilsel bağlam manipülasyonu uygulanmıştır. Bulgular, bağlam dışı durumda gözlemlenen AÖ1 tercihinin, her iki bağlam türü de AÖ2 tercihini etkilediğinde AÖ2’ye dönüştüğünü göstermektedir. Bağlam türlerinin karşılaştırılması ise dilsel bağlamın durumsal bağlamdan daha etkili olduğunu göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Ortaç yantümceleri , bulanıklık , ilişkilendirme tercihleri , bağlam etkisi , akla yatkınlık , durumsal bağlam , dilsel bağlam , kendi-hızında okuma

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışma, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, İngiliz Dilbilimi Programı'nda, Yasemin Aydın tarafından hazırlanan, Taylan Akal'ın akademik danışmanlığını yürüttüğü "Context type effects on attachment preferences in disambiguating Turkish relative clauses / Türkçe ortaç yantümcelerinde iki anlamlılığın ortadan kaldırılmasında bağlam türünün etkisi" adlı "Yüksek Lisans Tez Çalışması"ndan üretilmiştir.

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