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Özne Türlerinin Tasnifine Dair Bir Öneri
A Proposal on The Classification of Subjects

Author(s): Çiğdem Usta
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Karadeniz Araştırmaları Merkezi
Keywords: Subject; deep subject; surface subject; null subject; overt subject

Summary/Abstract: Classification of the “subject” is a controversial topic in the Turkish linguistics. Researchers have defined various subject classes, which led to confusion. In this work, two classes of subjects are proposed, in order to simplify their classification. First class, called “deep subject”, is a presence that realizes the action in the sentence and that is implied by the context, but never brought to the surface. The second class, called “surface subject” , is brought to the surface either lexicographically or by being coded to the verb.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 40
  • Page Range: 159-169
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Turkish
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