Apophony in Turkish

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BATURAY MERAL S.

TURKISH STUDIES - EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES, vol.5, no.5, pp.201-220, 2010 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 5 Issue: 5
• Publication Date: 2010
• Doi Number: 10.7827/turkishstudies.1787
• Journal Name: TURKISH STUDIES - EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
• Journal Indexes: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Page Numbers: pp.201-220
• Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The present work investigates the sound alternations in Turkish onomatopoeic reduplications and offers an analysis based on apophony, which is the label for context-free sound alternations. It questions whether Turkish onomatopoeic reduplication displays any regularity with respect to the vocalic changes observed in the forms. The study claims that context-free sound alternations in onomatopoeic reduplications are some form of apophony and follows the Apophonic path offered by Guerssel and Lowenstamm (1996). Turkish implements A→U alternation for both [a]-[u] and [e]-[ü] changes observed in onomatopoeic reduplications.