A contribution to the study of suffix word formation in Turkish language: An analysis of deverbal derivative suffixes for nominal word formation in Dîvânü Lügâti’t-Türk Cover Image

Prilog proučavanju sufiksalne tvorbe riječi u turskome jeziku: analiza deverbalnih derivacijskih sufiksa za izvođenje imenskih riječi u djelu Dîvânü Lügâti’t-Türk
A contribution to the study of suffix word formation in Turkish language: An analysis of deverbal derivative suffixes for nominal word formation in Dîvânü Lügâti’t-Türk

Author(s): Edina Solak, Mirza Bašić
Subject(s): Morphology, Lexis, Semantics, Historical Linguistics, Turkish Literature, Philology, Turkic languages
Published by: Orijentalni Institut u Sarajevu
Keywords: Turkish language; word formation; deverbal suffixes; derivative suffixes; nominal words; diachronic perspective;

Summary/Abstract: Suffix word formation is a characteristic of Turkish language grammar, and this paper analyzes grammatical and semantic structures of deverbal derivative suffixes for nominal word formation in Dîvânü Lügâti’t-Türk. Actually, this paper analyzes particular (con)textual examples from Dîvânü Lügâti’t-Türk, which uses nominal words formed by adding derivative endings to the root or base of a verb. The analysis of derivative suffixes added to the root or base of a verb to make nominal words is based on examples from the encyclopedia which contains all particularities of Turkic languages in the 11th century, thus pointing out the fact that such an analysis should be a peculiar contribution to the study of Turkish language from a diachronic perspective. Moreover, the results obtained from the analysis should contribute to the better knowledge and comprehension of suffix word formation in Turkish language and they could be a good foundation and a good starting point for further research on derivative suffixes from a diachronic perspective.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 70
  • Page Range: 23-47
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Bosnian