TÜRK DİNLEYİCİLERİN İNGİLİZCE SÖZCÜK VURGUSU ALGILARINDAKİ YÖNELİMSEL ÖRÜNTÜLER

Öz

Sözcük vurgusunun konumu diller arasında farklılık gösterdiğinden, ikinci dilde (D2) dinleme açısından algısal bir güçlük oluşturabilmektedir. Bu çalışma, Türk dinleyicilerin (N=74) İngilizcede algısal düzeyde sözcük vurgusu yerleştirme hatalarının yönelimsel yapısını incelemekte ve bu hataların Türkçenin sözcük sonu vurgu örüntüsünü yansıtıp yansıtmadığını sorgulamaktadır. Bu amaçla 38 maddeden oluşan algı temelli bir sözcük vurgusu yerleştirme görevi tasarlanmış ve sınıf ortamında uygulanmıştır. Katılımcılardan duydukları maddelerdeki birincil vurgulu seslemi işaretlemeleri istenmiştir. Görevde yer alan maddeler dört farklı seslem sayısı koşulunu (2, 3, 4 ve 5 seslemli) temsil etmektedir. Türkçedeki vurgu konumu İngilizceden farklı olan sekiz ödünç sözcüğe de görev kapsamında yer verilmiştir. Katılımcılar tarafından yanlış vurgu yerleştirilen yanıtlar öncelikle seslem konumuna göre kodlanmıştır: son seslem (F), sondan bir önceki seslem (P), sondan iki önceki seslem (A) ve diğer (O). Ardından, hata örüntüleri betimsel istatistikler ve ki-kare testleri aracılığıyla incelenerek konumlar arasında dizgesel bir dağılım olup olmadığı belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Bulgular, hata örüntülerinin sözcük uzunluğuna duyarlı olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. İki ve üç seslemli sözcüklerde son seslem yanlılığı gözlenirken, dört ve beş seslemli sözcüklerde hatalar sıklıkla daha erken seslem konumlarına kaymıştır. Ödünç sözcüklerdeki hatalar da algısal düzeyde D1 etkisine işaret etmektedir. Elde edilen sonuçlar, özellikle uzun sözcüklerde öğrenicilerin Türkçe ile İngilizce arasındaki vurgu konumu farklılıklarına dikkatlerinin çekilmesinin yararlı olabileceğini göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• sözcük vurgusu
• konuşma algısı
• anadili aktarımı
• Türk dinleyiciler
• ödünç sözcük vurgusu

Etik Beyan

Çalışmanın etik izni Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Etik Kurulu tarafından 04/130 sayı ve 20 Nisan 2026 tarihli olarak verilmiştir.

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS IN TURKISH LISTENERS' PERCEPTION OF ENGLISH WORD STRESS

Öz

The location of word stress varies across languages and may present a perceptual challenge in second language (L2) listening. This study investigates the directional nature of English perceptual stress placement errors made by Turkish listeners (N=74), examining whether these errors reflect the word-final stress default of Turkish as their first language (L1). A 38-item perception-based stress placement task was designed and administered in classroom settings and participants identified the syllable carrying the primary stress. Stimuli represented four syllable-count conditions (2, 3, 4, and 5-syllable) and included eight loanword items which carried a conflicting stress position in Turkish relative to English. Responses with incorrect stress placement were first coded by syllable position (final, penultimate, antepenultimate, and other). Then, error patterns were examined descriptively and through chi-square goodness-of-fit tests to determine whether they were systematically distributed across these positions. Findings revealed that error patterns were sensitive to word length. A final-syllable bias was observed for two- and three-syllable words, yet errors were frequently shifted toward earlier syllable positions in four- and five-syllable words. Loanword errors also revealed L1 influence in perception. These results highlight the value of drawing learners’ attention to differences between Turkish and English stress placement, particularly in longer words.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• word stress
• speech perception
• L1 transfer
• Turkish listeners
• loanword stress

Destekleyen Kurum

None

Etik Beyan

Ethical approval for this study was granted by the Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Ethics Committee (Approval No. 04/130, dated April 20, 2026).

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