Turkish: A Comprehensive Grammar has been extensively revised in this second edition to provide a complete reference guide to modern Turkish grammar, presenting an accessible description of the language with a thorough description of the sound system, intonation patterns, word structure and sentence structure of Turkish.
The book presents a stimulating analysis of the complexities of the language through detailed descriptions and illustrative examples. Relevant parts of the examples are highlighted for better understanding and are accompanied with grammatical glosses that will facilitate the parsing of the constructions. An extensive system of cross-referencing makes it easy for the reader to see the connection between topics.
The book is designed as a source for intermediate and advanced learners and users of Turkish and for students of linguistics. It can be used as a reference book and supplementary material in colleges, universities, and continuing education classes, both in Turkish courses and specialized linguistics classes.
Introduction (Second edition)
Introduction (First edition)
Abbreviations
List of conventions observed in this book
The Turkish alphabet and writing conventions
Part 1: Phonology: the sound system
1 Phonological units
2 Sound changes produced in the word by suffixation
3 Vowel harmony
4 Stress in words and phrases
5 Intonation and sentence stress
Part 2: Morphology: the structure of words
6 Principles of suffixation
7 Word classes, derivation and derivational suffixes
8 Inflectional suffixes
9 Reduplication
11 Clitics
Part 3: Syntax: the structure of sentences
12 Simple and complex sentences
13 The verb phrase
14 The noun phrase
15 Adjectival constructions, determiners and numerals
16 Adverbial constructions
17 Postpositional phrases
18 Pronouns and pronominal constructions
19 Questions
20 Negation
21 Tense, aspect and modality
22 Definiteness, specificity and generic reference
23 Word order
24 Noun clauses
25 Relative clauses
26 Adverbial clauses
27 Conditional sentences
28 Conjunctions, co-ordination and discourse connection
Appendix 1 Reduplicated stems
Appendix 2 Tense, aspect and modality markers
Glossary of grammatical terms
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Aslı Göksel is an independent scholar and former Professor of Lingustics at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul.
Celia Kerslake was University Lecturer and Emeritus Fellow of Turkish, St Antony’s College, Oxford University.
