Dimentions Of The Morhemes -dAvUK / -dAyUK and –(y)Uk In Dialects Of Turkey Turkish

In this study, Turkey Turkish dialect extensions of dAvUK / -dAyUK and –(y)Uk morphemes which have completed the word>enclitic>suffix process in Turkish language history are examined. The words, morphemes, phonetic changes or semantic differences that do not exist today’s standard Turkish but be used in historical texts can be found in Turkey Turkish dialects. For this reason, Turkey Turkish dialects have richer reservoir compared to Standard Turkish in terms of vocabulary, morphology, phonology and semantics. To determine morphemes that are only used in Turkey Turkish dialects but do not exist in Standard Turkish and to introduce phonetic, structural and semantic differences are important in terms of recording historical reservoir of Turkish language and the diachronic changes in Turkish language. In this study, firstly the term enclitic is defined, and process of word>enclitic>suffix is emphasized. How this process develops in historical texts is examined with examples by considering phonetic, morphologic and semantic changes through time. Then, morphologic and semantic dimensions in Turkey Turkish dialects of the morphemes which have been forgotten in historic process but exist in Standard Turkish are identified. For identifying the dimensions of the morpheme in Turkey Turkish dialects, Turkey Turkish Dialects Dictionary which is computerized by Turkish Language Institution is used.

Keywords

Enclitic, suffix, dAvUK / -dAyUK , -(y)Uk, dialects of Turkey Turkish.