ON THE THEORETICAL GRAMMAR OF TURKISH

Authors : Şükrü Halûk Akalin

Pages : 35-39

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Publication Date : 2019-06-15

Article Type : Research

Abstract :The theoretical grammar of Turkish is a major research area with interesting topics. An important book which is written by V. G. Guzev on the theoretical grammar of Turkish was published in Petersburg in 2015. In Guzev’s work, remarkable determinations are made on the grammar of Turkish. First of all, I would like to mention that I found this work successful. The book consists four main headings following a preamble and a long introduction. Phonology, morphonology, morphology, and functional syntax of Turkish are investigated. Research on the understanding of many linguistic cases has been advanced, and opinions based on the foundations of the Indo-European languages have begun to be abandoned in order to create a more effective grammar in additive languages. Studies on grammar of Turkish have also accelerated in the last decade. However, these studies were not completed unfortunately. According to Guzev, Turkish writers do not follow the linguistics developments in the world because Turkish writers think that the researches of non-native Turkish speakers would not be understandable enough. Guzev has rightness in terms of these ideas. Unfortunately, it is true that studies conducted on Turkish language in the world are not followed well. The native Turkish speaker researcher may occasionally lose sight of the characteristics, functionality and subtleties of language in natural language environment. The non-native Turkish speaker can clearly see these functions when compared to other languages. In this respect, I believe that the studies to be conducted by considering the foreign literature will be healthier. In this article, the book is evaluated and some of the topics are discussed.     
Keywords : Theoretical grammar, phonology, morphonology, morphology, functional syntax, Turkish, Turkology