Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · Turkish Language and Literature · Undergraduate
ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Merve ERGÜT
Course Objective
To explain the morphological features of Turkish. To introduce the word suffixes and roots of the Turkish language, to highlight the semantic and structural changes that word roots and stems undergo when suffixes are added, and to make students aware of the meanings and semantic nuances that suffixes impart to word roots and stems.
Course Content
To learn the structural features of the Turkish language. To acquire sufficient academic knowledge about roots and suffixes. Words (root, suffix); Word types according to their origins [native words, foreign words: etymology], word types according to their structure (simple words, derived words, compound words); Words according to their types [noun, adjective, verb, adverb, pronoun, conjunction, preposition, interjection]; Turkish suffixes (derivational suffixes, inflectional suffixes, verbal suffixes, voice suffixes, auxiliary verb suffixes); Applications of analyzing the roots/stems and suffixes of words.
Required Resources
Ergin, M. (1999). Edebiyat ve Eğitim Fakültelerinin Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümleri için: Türk Dil Bilgisi. Bayrak Basın/Yayın/Tanıtım.
Korkmaz, Z. (2003). Türkiye Türkçesi Grameri. Ankara, TDK Yay.
Recommended Resources
Bilgin M. (2016). Anlamdan Anlatıma Türkçemiz, Anı Yay.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students be able to determine the types of suffixes based on usage in the context.
- Students be able to recognize the basic concepts of linguistics and linguistics.
- Students be able to classify words by type.
- Students be able to analyze words in structural care.
- Students be able to compare the structural characteristics of Turkish with other languages.
- Students be able to determine the functions of suffixes based on usage in the context.
Core Area Distribution
(22) Humanities%100
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticePresentationGuided PracticeGroup StudySelf study
Assessment & Evaluation
Oral ExamTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Structural features of Turkish; morphology, the relationship of morphology with other components of language, morpheme | Lecture notes |
| 2 | Word; root (properties of roots; noun roots, verb roots, common root, homonym root); body; base; additional | Lecture notes |
| 3 | Turkish suffixes; derivational suffixes, inflectional suffixes; the differences between derivational and inflectional suffixes. | Lecture notes |
| 4 | Constructive affixes (Noun construction affixes, noun verb construction affixes, verb noun construction affixes, verb verb construction affixes) | Lecture notes |
| 5 | Inflectional affixes (Noun conjugation affixes, verb conjugation affixes) Noun inflectional suffixes [Plurality suffix, possessive suffix, case suffixes (without suffix, attribution, inclination, presence, separation, relation, equality, vehicle, direction)] | Lecture notes |
| 6 | Noun inflectional suffixes (question suffix, declarative suffix), negativity in nouns, reduction in nouns Applications related to root, stem, base, affixes and noun inflections | Lecture notes |
| 7 | Conjugation of the auxiliary verb in the present and simple present tenses, conjugation of the auxiliary verb in the known past tense, conjugation of the auxiliary verb in the learned past tense, conditional conjugation of the auxiliary verb | Lecture notes |
| 8 | Participle suffixes (noun participle suffixes, adjective participle suffixes, adverb participle suffixes) | Lecture notes |
| 9 | Mid-term Exam | . |
| 10 | Verb conjugation suffixes: Personal suffixes (first-person suffixes, second-person suffixes, third-person suffixes), tense suffix, negation suffix, interrogative suffix. | Lecture notes |
| 11 | Form and tense suffixes Simple conjugations of verbs (present tense, simple present tense, past tense, past tense, future tense, conditional, optative, imperative) | Lecture notes |
| 12 | Public Holiday | . |
| 13 | Compound tense conjugations of verbs (story, narration, condition) | Lecture notes |
| 14 | Morphemes indicating quickness, sufficiency, continuity, approach) | Lecture notes |
| 15 | Voice suffixes [in terms of subject-predicate relationship (active, passive, reflexive, analogous, sanctioned), in terms of object-predicate relationship (transitive intransitive)] | Lecture notes |
| 16 | Final Exam | . |