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Türkçedeki Örtmece Sözler
Taboo Words in Turkish

Author(s): Seyfullah Türkmen
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Karadeniz Araştırmaları Merkezi
Keywords: Language; Turkish; vocabulary; taboo; euphemism

Summary/Abstract: Language transmits the culture. We still carry on using some words whose origins are hidden in the history. In this study, the words said as a euphemism are noted. The expressions which are used in Turkish vocabulary are defined.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 131-140
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Turkish