AUXILIARY VERBS INDICATING QUIDDITY, QUALITY AND STATIVE AND THE PROBLEM OF NAMING IN TURKISH


The morpheme +DIr(lAr) / +DUr(lAr) (tur-ur > dur-ur > +DIr(lAr) / +DUr(lAr)), which became an affix through the combination of the verbs i-, ol- and the present tense form of the verb dur- in Turkish, indicates existence, quiddity, quality, and presence in a situation/place. In various grammar studies, these verbs are represented by terms such as ek eylem / ek fiil, cevher eylemi / cevher fiili / cevherî fiil / cevheri ek fiil, salt fiil / boş fiil, ad eylemi / isim fiili, ana yardımcı fiil, koşaç, haber / edat-ı haber. Therefore, the grammatical category these verbs formed has been labeled by various terms. With this regard, a multinominal case has arisen in this area just like many other areas of the Turkish grammar. Based on this multinominal case, the study investigated how the abovementioned three verbs were used in various studies, which term/terms they were represented by, and what might be the reasons for such different naming. The study analyzed the extent to which these terms coined for a grammatical category were inclusive for those learning and teaching the subject. To this end, an analysis of this grammatical category in terms of its sound, shape and meaning features was done together with also a consideration of previous studies, and the terms coined until now were revised in the light of this analysis. As a result of the study, an evaluation report of the existent terms was shared rather than suggesting a novel term. Hence, it was intended to facilitate the learning and teaching of the abovementioned grammatical category within this multinominal structure.


Keywords


İ- / ol- / dur- verbs, substantive verb, multinominal, Turkish grammar.

Author : Ahmet Turan DOĞAN
Number of pages: 475-501
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7827/TurkishStudies.14700
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Turkish Studies - Language and Literature
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