Turkish

Turkish: A Comprehensive Grammar has been extensively revised in this second edition to provide a complete reference guide to modern Turkish grammar, presenting an accessible description of the language with a thorough description of the sound system, intonation patterns, word structure and sentence structure of Turkish. The book presents a stimulating analysis of the complexities of the language through detailed descriptions and illustrative examples. Relevant parts of the examples are highlighted for better understanding and are accompanied by grammatical glosses that will facilitate the parsing of the constructions. An extensive system of cross-referencing makes it easy for the reader to see the connection between topics. The book is designed as a source for intermediate and advanced learners and users of Turkish and for students of linguistics. It can be used as a reference book and supplementary material in colleges, universities, and continuing education classes, both in Turkish courses and specialized linguistics classes.

Asli Göksel is an independent researcher and former Professor of Linguistics at Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey. Celia Kerslake was University Lecturer and Emeritus Fellow of Turkish, St Antony's College, Oxford University, UK.

Introduction (Second edition) Introduction (First edition) Abbreviations List of conventions observed in this book The Turkish alphabet and writing conventions Phonology: the sound system 1 Phonological units 2 Sound changes produced in the word by suffixation 3 Vowel harmony 4 Stress in words and phrases 5 Intonation and sentence stress Morphology: the structure of words 6 Principles of suffixation 7 Word classes, derivation and derivational suffixes 8 Inflectional suffixes 9 Reduplication 10 Noun compounds 11 Clitics Syntax: the structure of sentences 12 Simple and complex sentences 13 The verb phrase 14 The noun phrase 15 Adjectival constructions, determiners and numerals 16 Adverbial constructions 17 Postpositional phrases 18 Pronouns and pronominal constructions 19 Questions 20 Negation 21 Tense, aspect and modality 22 Definiteness, specificity and generic reference 23 Word order 24 Noun clauses 25 Relative clauses 26 Adverbial clauses 27 Conditional sentences 28 Conjunctions, co-ordination and discourse connection Appendix 1 Reduplicated stems Appendix 2 Tense, aspect and modality markers Glossary of grammatical terms Bibliography Index