Dildeki Erozyonun İş Yeri İsimlerine Yansıması (Siirt İli Örneği)
Reflection of Language Erosion on Workplace Names (Example of Siirt Province)

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate the reflection of the language erosion on the workplace names within the context of the Siirt Province. The research population was composed of 3669 workplace names registered in the Licence and Control Department of the Siirt Province. The study sample, however, involves 370 workplace names chosen randomly from among the study population. Workplace names in the sample group were grouped as follows: workplace names consisting of Turkish words; those consisting of foreign words; workplace names consisting of Turkish+Foreign words; and workplace names grouped under the title of “others” , involving Global and National Brands, Companies, Abbreviations and Meaningless Words. The data obtained were analyzed through use of SPSS 20.0 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). In the assessment of the data, the number, percentage and frequency were used as descriptive statistical methods. In the study, it is concluded that workplace names that constitute contradiction to Turkish syntax have had the highest rate along with the group consisting of Turkish+Foreign words.

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