Divân-ı Hikmet’in Ses Uyumu Üzerine (Kökşetav Nüshası)
On the Adaptation of the Divân-ı Hikmet (Kökşetav Copy)

Summary/Abstract: Vocal disharmony is one of the most important issues regarding Chagatai Turkish and contemporary Karluk dialects. Studies on these dialects also focus on this issue. Especially, Kemal Eraslan found eleven suffixes which were contrary to palatal harmony in Chagatai Turkish texts. When we look at the vocal harmony of the Kökşetav (Kazakhstan) copy of Divân-ı Hikmet, it is seen that there is no vocal harmony between various words and suffixes. In this article, vowels were examined in terms of palatal harmony and labial harmony. Also, consonants were classified and examined in terms of voiced + voiced and unvoiced + unvoiced consonants. Vocal disharmony in root and stem of the word which results from some sound changes, were examined. Nearly fifty suffixes were found which caused to vocal disharmony. Frequency of occurrence of the suffixes which stayed out of this harmony, changes in the text. We can see some of these suffixes contrary to general use from the beginning of the texts. Many suffixes which changes in terms of vocals, stem from different reasons, caused to vocal disharmony. In this article, vocal harmony in Divân-ı Hikmet were examined.

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