TURKISH PHONOLOGY, MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX

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Learning Outcomes

recognize the differences across the sound systems of English and Turkish.
classify the consonants in English consonant inventory in terms of place of articulation, manner of articulation, and voicing.
classify the consonants in Turkish consonant inventory in terms of place of articulation, manner of articulation, and voicing.
classify the vowels in English vowel inventory in terms of backness, height, rounding, and tenseness.
classify the vowels in Turkish vowel inventory in terms of backness, height, and rounding.
explain the distribution of phonemes and allophones in the sound systems of the two languages.
identify the phonemes that exist in English but not in Turkish.
identify the phonemes that exist in Turkish but not in English.
identify the allophones that exist in English but not in Turkish.
identify the allophones that exist in Turkish but not in English.
identify the distribution (word initial / intervocalic / word final) of common phonemes in two languages.
identify the distribution (word initial / intervocalic / word final) of common allophones in two languages.
explain phonological processes in the two languages.
identify the assimilation processes in Turkish.
identify the assimilation processes in English.
compare the two languages in terms of assimilation processes.
compare the two languages in terms of morphological features.
identify the stems and the affixes on Turkish words in terms of function and meaning.
identify the stems and the affixes on English words in terms of function and meaning.
compare the two languages in terms of stem structure and affixation.
compare the grammatical categories marked on nouns in both languages.
analyze Turkish nouns in terms of gender, number, person, and case markers.
analyze English nouns in terms of gender, number, person, and case markers.
compare the nouns in the two languages in terms of gender, number, person, and case markers.
compare the grammatical categories marked on verbs in both languages.
analyze Turkish verbs in terms of tense, modality, and aspect.
analyze English verbs in terms of tense, modality, and aspect.
compare the verbs in the two languages in terms of tense, modality, and aspect.
explain Turkish sentence structure in terms of Universal Grammar.
describe phrase structure in Turkish.
make generalizations concerning the phrase and sentence structure in Turkish.
compare phrase and sentence structures in English and Turkish.
collect data from naturally-occuring texts.
determine the relevant structure in the data she collected.
analyze the structures of the two languages by using methods of modern linguistic theory.