Contributions to the Compied Dictionary from Giresun Eynesil's Dialect Cover Image

Giresun Eynesil Ağzından Derleme Sözlüğü'ne Katkılar
Contributions to the Compied Dictionary from Giresun Eynesil's Dialect

Author(s): Erol Topal
Subject(s): Language studies, Geography, Regional studies, Phonetics / Phonology, Lexis, Sociolinguistics, Turkic languages
Published by: Karadeniz Araştırmaları Merkezi
Keywords: Dialect Research; Compilation; Compilation Dictionary; Eynesil Dialect;

Summary/Abstract: Today, the rapid spread of technology and the migration from villages to towns cause dialect-specific vocabulary to become forgotten. One important area of linguistics is dialect research. The origin of dialect research in Turkey dates back to the 19th century. Various deficiencies and mistakes have been identified in dictionaries complied within this field. In order to overcome these deficiencies, it is necessary to make, as well as to process compilations. This particular study was carried out in order to contribute to the dictionary complied for the Turkish dialect of Eynesil, Giresun. In the study, it was determined that some of the words that were recently collected from different parts of Eynesil, were not found in the Compilation Dictionary, and moreover that some words were completely different—some of which lacking in the Giresun dialect altogether. The current work has also been done to overcome this shortcoming. The words featured in this study were gathered from different parts of the region. Middle aged, illiterate women were preferred for the purposes of this research. Towards the end of the study, 82 different words and phrases that were not found in the original compilation dictionary were identified and interpreted, and then classified according to whether or not they appear in the original compilation dictionary, as well as whether or not they appear in the broader Giresun dialect. At the end of this study, a small bibliography consisting of a results section as well as utilized sources section was added.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 59
  • Page Range: 291-296
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Turkish