Faculty of Education · Turkish Language Teaching · Undergraduate
Course Objective
To understand basic concepts and terminology related to grammar and phonology; to examine the phonetic characteristics and phonological structure of the Turkish language; to analyze the phonological features, sound changes, and phonological phenomena of Turkish (as spoken in Turkey) in accordance with theoretical frameworks; and to develop analytical skills regarding phonology and phonological phenomena by applying the acquired knowledge to various linguistic data.
Course Content
Phonological features of Turkish; sounds (vowels and consonants), characteristics of vowels and consonants; sound harmony (vowel harmony, consonant harmony); sound (vowel and consonant) changes (narrowing, rounding, assimilation, dissociation, derivation, deletion, voicing, devoicing, fusion, vowel conflict, gemination), linking consonants, linking vowel; suprasegmental phonetic units.
Required Resources
Boz, E. (2024). Türkiye Türkçesi-I: Sesbilgisi. Ankara: Gazi Kitabevi.
Karaağaç, G. (2019). Türkçenin Ses Bilgisi. İstanbul: Kesit Yayınları.
Recommended Resources
Ergin, M. (2023). Türk Dil Bilgisi. İstanbul: Bayrak Yay.
Demir, N. & Yılmaz, E. (2011). Türkçe Ses Bilgisi. TC Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını. (No: 2362)
Eker, S. (2008). Çağdaş Türk Dili. Ankara: Grafiker Yayınları.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Makes analysis of phonetics in the texts.
- Analyses the sound, vowel, consonant, sound changes.
- It classifies the vowels and consonants of the Turkish language according to various characteristics.
- By learning the phonetics and phonology of Turkish language, one can deeply understand their native tongue and can use science and knowledge better to their benefits with their great command in language.
- Applies phonological analyses (sounds, vowels, consonants and ect.) in Turkish texts.
- The student compares and contrasts the differences between Turkish and world languages in terms of phonological processes. The student learns topics such as stress and intonation in detail.
- Explains the basic concepts and terms related to phonetics.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Presentation of the course syllabus. Information about the course structure and resources. | . |
| 2 | Grammar, subdivisions of grammar, phonetics, phonemes | Türk Dil Bilgisi (pp. 9-12) Türkiye Türkçesi I Sesbilgisi (pp. 28-57) Türkçenin Ses Bilgisi (pp.104-113) |
| 3 | Sounds (vowels and consonants), vowels in Turkish, features of vowels Sound Harmonies / Famous vowel harmony / thickness-thinness, flatness-roundness harmony | Türkiye Türkçesi I Sesbilgisi (pp. 63-70) Türkçenin Ses Bilgisi (pp. 41-48) Türkçe Ses ve Biçim Bilgisi (pp. 55-81) Türkiye Türkçesi I Sesbilgisi (pp. 85-91) Türkçenin Ses Bilgisi (pp. 117-119) |
| 4 | Consonants in Turkish, features of consonants Vocal harmonies / consonant harmony / tone-less harmony | Türkiye Türkçesi I Şekilbilgisi (pp. 70-73) Türkçenin Ses Bilgisi (pp. 31-41) Türkçe Ses ve Biçimbilgisi (pp. 117-130) Türkiye Türkçesi I Şekilbilgisi (pp. 91-94) Türkçenin Ses Bilgisi (pp. 119-121) |
| 5 | Phonological features of Turkey Turkish | Türk Dil Bilgisi (ss. 55-78) Türkiye Türkçesi I Sesbilgisi (ss. 73-85) Türkçenin Ses Bilgisi (ss. 121-133) |
| 6 | Sound (vowel and consonant) changes, Causes of sound changes and sound events | Preliminary preparation on the subject from the sources |
| 7 | Vowel-Consonant Harmony, Phonological Features of Turkish, and Exercises on Phonetic Changes | .Türk Dil Bilgisi (pp. 55-78) Türkiye Türkçesi I Sesbilgisi (pp. 73-85) Türkçenin Ses Bilgisi (pp. 121-133) |
| 8 | Midterm exam | . |
| 9 | Celebrity derivation, Celebrity drop, Celebrity affinity (Language resemblance- lip affinity) | Preliminary preparation on the subject from the sources |
| 10 | Anterior - posterior velarization; vowel rounding, vowel flattening, vowel contraction, vowel expansion, vowel shortening, vowel elongation, connecting vowel | Preliminary preparation on the subject from the sources |
| 11 | Consonant derivation, consonant reduction, consonant assimilation, consonant softening (voicing-tonation), consonant hardening (devoicing - detonation), fluency, oozing, explosiveness, lexiconization, labialization | Sources will continue from where they left off |
| 12 | Contraction, collapse, distortion, contamination, fusion, declination, reduction, twinning, alternation, analogy, cacophony, divergence, singularity, syllable inversion | Sources will continue from where they left off |
| 13 | Suprasegmental phonemes, stress (word stress, sentence stress) intonation, pause, junction, melody, addition | Sources will continue from where they left off |
| 14 | Text Analyses Related to Sound Phenomena | Sources will continue from where they left off |
| 15 | Final Exam | . |
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