Vowel Harmony in Turkish
Vowel Harmony in Turkish
Author(s): Amir KhalilzadehSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Karadeniz Araştırmaları Merkezi
Keywords: vowel harmony (VH); Turkish; minimal pairs; distinctive features.
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to study Vowel Harmony in Turkish, a member of Oghuz languages and, like other Turkic languages, known for having this phonetic characteristics. Using the necessary linguistic data, the author of the paper has tried to evaluate the present-day situation of VH in Turkish and to present the related phonological rules which permit its operation in Turkish. In other words, the author has tried to do a synchronic study on VH in this language.
Journal: Karadeniz Araştırmaları
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 141-150
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English