Apophony in Turkish
TURKISH STUDIES - EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES, vol.5, no.5, pp.201-220, 2010 (TRDizin)
- 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.