Bir Yöntem Sorunsalı: Söylem Çözümlemesi mi Göstergebilimsel Çözümleme mi?, 2023
In the context of the unity of theory and practice, this study aims to discuss whether purely lin... more In the context of the unity of theory and practice, this study aims to discuss whether purely linguistic signs can be analyzed with semiotic method, or which analysis method can be more consistent, based on the similarities and differences between semiotic analysis and discourse analy-sis methods. For this purpose, a literature review was conducted and prom-inent definitions and ten articles related to the fields of discourse analysis and semiotic analysis were examined. It has been found that, in some re-spects, the concepts of the discourse analysis approach and the semiotic analysis method shown similarities with each other and have been used in-terchangeably. In some discourse analysis studies, it has been determined that there are serious differences between the theoretical defini-tions\explanations –which form the basis of the analysis– and their appli-cation to the analysis activity. In order to suggest an answer to the question of which analysis method can be adopted for what reason(s), an analysis method was tried on the usages of the euphemism examples –taken from second hand vehicle sales advertisements– such as “palm-sized local paint” for a vehicle that has been painted after an accident, or “our vehicle has dimples” for a vehicle that has dents on its body after hail damage, etc. This attempt at analysis showed that it is also possible to use discourse analysis and semiotic analysis methods interchangeably. Finally, in order to mini-mize differences between the method and its practice in the field, and to ensure a unity of attitude; there is a need for consistent definitional ap-proaches of semiotic and discursive analyzes. Hence definitions should be made in detail, and differences in methodological approaches between se-miotic analysis and discourse analysis must be fully determined with their respective limitations.
The factoring out of some affi xes in Turkish, mainly fl exional affi xes, is a frequent phenomen... more The factoring out of some affi xes in Turkish, mainly fl exional affi xes, is a frequent phenomenon; it is a well documented and studied phenomenon too. The problem addressed here is that of the factoring out of possessive and plural affi xes in an NP made up of two Ns. Although a frequent phenomenon, it has not been so widely studied as that of the factoring out of other fl exional affi xes. Moreover, in every grammar consulted, it is admitted that for an NP with two coordinated Ns to be grammatical, both affi xes of plural and possessive must be factored out together. Now we show that this claim is contradicted by attested data, and that the possessive affi x can be factored out on its own. We then try and shed some light on the conditions that make this possible, and show that the constraints are semantic in nature: for the possessive affi x to be factored out on its own, both coordinated Ns must be individual level. We also show that this is linked to the organization of the lex...
Certains adjectifs en fonction epithete en francais contemporain peuvent etre places avant ou apr... more Certains adjectifs en fonction epithete en francais contemporain peuvent etre places avant ou apres le substantif qu'ils qualifient. On ecarte du champ de l'etude les adjectifs epithetes qui ont une place fixe (cf. Les adjectifs de couleurs, les adjectifs dits relationnels, etc. ). Apres avoir reproduit et discute seize descriptions du phenomene (partie i), une explication est proposee en termes d'interpretation enonciative et referentielle de la production des syntagmes nominaux comprenant determinant, substantif et adjectif postpose ou antepose (partie ii). L'exploitation de la theorie psychomecanique de Gustave Guillaume, d'une part, et du traitement de la reference de Georges kleiber d'autre part, permet de preciser de maniere critique l'explication donnee (partie iii). Deux corpus (ecrit et oral) sont presentes et rapidement examines du point de vue d'une analyse statistique (partie iv). L'exemple type est celui de l'opposition, en franca...
Cette esquisse a pour objectif de montrer que la predication nominale et la predication verbale e... more Cette esquisse a pour objectif de montrer que la predication nominale et la predication verbale en turc peuvent se laisser analyser selon les memes principes, a l'aide des memes outils morphologiques. Cette hypothese de description repose sur une analyse des morphemes flexionnels verbaux en deux classes distinctes construites a partir des proprietes definitoires de chaque classe, une propriete fondamentale de ce point de vue etant la possibilite ou non pour ces morphemes de se combiner entre eux. Cette hypothese conduit alors a une remise en question de la theorie de l'inflexion structuree de facon complexe et plaide pour un modele lexicaliste fort de la construction des formes verbales flechies.
GÖSTERGEBİLİM VE SİNEMA YA DA SİNEMA GÖSTERGEBİLİMİ Sinema günümüzde en güçlü anlatım araçlarında... more GÖSTERGEBİLİM VE SİNEMA YA DA SİNEMA GÖSTERGEBİLİMİ Sinema günümüzde en güçlü anlatım araçlarından biridir. Sinemanın, bir anlatım aracı olması yönüyle kendine özgü bir dili vardır. İşte bu dil, nasıl bir dildir? Sözel insan diliyle karşılaştırılabilir mi? Dilbilim ve / veya göstergebilim sinemanın dili konusuna nasıl yaklaşmaktadır? Bu sorular 20. Yüzyılın ikinci yarısından başlayarak birçok araştırmacının dikkatini çekmiş, konuyla ilgili hatırı sayılır çalışmalar kaleme alınmıştır. Bu konuda Chritian Metz, Rolan Barthes, Peter Wollen, Rudolf Arnheim akla ilk gelen isimler arasında sayılabilir. Sinemadaki görselliklerin, göstergebilimcilerin; dil yetisi olma özelliğinin de dilbilimcilerin ilgisini çektiği söylense de böyle bir ayrıma gitmek o kadar kolay gözükmemektedir. Sinemanın dilini anlamak ve anlatmak söz konusu olduğunda; dilbilimin mi, göstergebilimin mi daha çok söyleyecek sözü olduğu yoksa her ikisinin de aslında aynı şeyi mi söylediği de ayrı bir merak konusudur. Bu çalışma, bir taraftan genel olarak sinema dili ile ilgili bazı görüşlerin irdelenmesi amacını taşırken, diğer tarafından yukarıdaki soru ve benzerlerine bir cevap arayışı niyetiyle kaleme alınmıştır. SEMIOTICS AND CINEMA OR SEMIOTICS OF CINEMA The cinema is one of the strongest means of expression. The cinematic language is distinctive, in terms of its visual expressions. So, what kind of language is this? Can it be compared to the verbal languages? How can one use Linguistics, or, more precisely, Semiotic approaches, to make sense of the cinematic language? These questions have drew the attention of scholars since the beginning of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Among them, substantial studies have been done by, for instance, Christian Metz, Roland Barthes, Peter Wollen, and Rudolf Arnheim. In their writings, it is suggested that cinematic visuality attracts semioticians. Moreover, cinematic visuality, as a form of visual languages, comes to show the potential of being analysed linguistically. And yet, it seems that the link between the visual and the verbal languages is not a stable one. When it comes to the understanding of the cinematic language and its expression, to what extent it can be called as the ‘semiotic approach’? This research aims to answer this question, among others: semiotics can be applied in both verbal and visual languages, because these two languages have some fundamental similarities?
The factoring out of some affi xes in Turkish, mainly fl exional affi xes, is a frequent phenomen... more The factoring out of some affi xes in Turkish, mainly fl exional affi xes, is a frequent phenomenon; it is a well documented and studied phenomenon too. The problem addressed here is that of the factoring out of possessive and plural affi xes in an NP made up of two Ns. Although a frequent phenomenon, it has not been so widely studied as that of the factoring out of other fl exional affi xes. Moreover, in every grammar consulted, it is admitted that for an NP with two coordinated Ns to be grammatical, both affi xes of plural and possessive must be factored out together. Now we show that this claim is contradicted by attested data, and that the possessive affi x can be factored out on its own. We then try and shed some light on the conditions that make this possible, and show that the constraints are semantic in nature: for the possessive affi x to be factored out on its own, both coordinated Ns must be individual level. We also show that this is linked to the organization of the lexicon in a type lattice, and to the generic nature of plural in Turkish.
Bu calismada ilkogretim 5, 6, 7, 8. Sinif Turkce dersi kitaplari incelenmistir. Incelemede kitapl... more Bu calismada ilkogretim 5, 6, 7, 8. Sinif Turkce dersi kitaplari incelenmistir. Incelemede kitaplardaki dil ve anlatim, dil bilgisi basta olmak uzere hata ve yanlisliklar ele alinmis; kitaplardaki metinlerin okunabilirlik ve tumce uzunluklari acisindan ogrenci duzeyine uygun olup olmadigi sorgulanmistir. Inceleme sonucunda, ilkogretim Turkce dersi kitaplarinda gozden kacan bazi yazim yanlislarinin yani sira ogrenci duzeyinin uzerinde metinler bulundugu gozlemlenmistir. Soz konusu metinlerdeki en buyuk sorunu; anlasilmasi, ogrenilmesi zor sozcukler olusturmaktadir. Ogrencilerin bu sozcukleri sozluklerden bakarak bile kavramalarinin zor oldugu dusunulmektedir. Kitaplardaki “bicimsel gorunum” ve “bilimsel icerik” inceleme disinda tutulmustur. Calismada uzerinde durulan diger bir konu da anadili bilinci ve bu bilincin kazandirilmasina yonelik metinlerin nicelik yonunden incelenmesi olmustur. Anadili bilinci kazandirmaya yonelik metinlerin incelenmesinde MEB yayinlari ozellikle tercih edilmis; ilgili yayinlardaki metinlerin nicelik olarak yetersiz oldugu sonucuna varilmistir. Bu yetersizligin 8. Sinif Turkce dersi kitabinda daha da belirgin oldugu gozlemlenmistir. Calisma sonunda anadili bilinci kazandirmaya yonelik bazi gorus ve onerilere yer verilmistir.
Tişört Yazıları Üzerine Toplumdilbilimsel Bir Araştırma, Mar 30, 2021
T-shirts are preferred by many people, especially young people, as a comfortable style of wearing... more T-shirts are preferred by many people, especially young people, as a comfortable style of wearing. The T-shirts, unlike other clothes, have something written on them; and most of these writings are in English. In this respect, the researcher is looking at a linguistic dimension in social aspects. The interaction between society and language is the subject of sociolinguistic studies. In this context, the research questions are: when individuals' have some T-shirts preferences, how can this be understood in terms of gender, age and educational levels? Do individuals know the meaning of these writings on their clothes? Does the meaning of the written texts matter for those individuals? When subjected to a semantic classification, to which concept areas can T-shirt writings be associated to, such as concepts of advice, slogan, concise word, advertisement, propaganda, sexuality and fun? In order to find answers to these questions, a questionnaire study was conducted in 2018 and 2019 with the participation of 835 people on a voluntary basis, with simple random sample selection. In this semantic concept area classification, the concepts with the highest frequency value have been "slogan and concise word" elements. The data collected from the participants (according to age, gender, educational status; knowing the meaning of the T-shirt writings or not; the relationship of knowing the meaning to other variables and the choice of T-shirt) were analyzed in terms of significance values with the SPSS analysis program. As a result of the analysis, it was found that T-shirts were mostly preferred between the ages of 15-25 (87.8%); women preferred T-shirts more than men (52.9%); the majority of the participants (74.7%) were university graduates, and it has been observed that more than half of the participants (52.8) do not know the meaning of the text on T-shirts. In addition, most of the participants (77.7%) stated that there is no special reason for choosing written T-shirts. Contrary to the predictions, the data showed that the text on the T-shirts is in Turkish or a foreign language does not matter to the individuals (50.3% versus 49.7%). In the distribution of the meaning categories according to gender, it is found that the T-shirts worn by women (83.9%) contain much more "sexuality" compared to the men's (16.1%). Again, it was found that the same situation (Female: 74.2%; Male: 25.8%) was also valid for the "fun" element. In terms of the relationship between the category of meaning and knowing the meaning, "sexuality" (55.4%) and "fun" (60.8%) items were the most well-known elements.
Bir Yöntem Sorunsalı: Söylem Çözümlemesi mi Göstergebilimsel Çözümleme mi?, 2023
In the context of the unity of theory and practice, this study aims to discuss whether purely lin... more In the context of the unity of theory and practice, this study aims to discuss whether purely linguistic signs can be analyzed with semiotic method, or which analysis method can be more consistent, based on the similarities and differences between semiotic analysis and discourse analy-sis methods. For this purpose, a literature review was conducted and prom-inent definitions and ten articles related to the fields of discourse analysis and semiotic analysis were examined. It has been found that, in some re-spects, the concepts of the discourse analysis approach and the semiotic analysis method shown similarities with each other and have been used in-terchangeably. In some discourse analysis studies, it has been determined that there are serious differences between the theoretical defini-tions\explanations –which form the basis of the analysis– and their appli-cation to the analysis activity. In order to suggest an answer to the question of which analysis method can be adopted for what reason(s), an analysis method was tried on the usages of the euphemism examples –taken from second hand vehicle sales advertisements– such as “palm-sized local paint” for a vehicle that has been painted after an accident, or “our vehicle has dimples” for a vehicle that has dents on its body after hail damage, etc. This attempt at analysis showed that it is also possible to use discourse analysis and semiotic analysis methods interchangeably. Finally, in order to mini-mize differences between the method and its practice in the field, and to ensure a unity of attitude; there is a need for consistent definitional ap-proaches of semiotic and discursive analyzes. Hence definitions should be made in detail, and differences in methodological approaches between se-miotic analysis and discourse analysis must be fully determined with their respective limitations.
The factoring out of some affi xes in Turkish, mainly fl exional affi xes, is a frequent phenomen... more The factoring out of some affi xes in Turkish, mainly fl exional affi xes, is a frequent phenomenon; it is a well documented and studied phenomenon too. The problem addressed here is that of the factoring out of possessive and plural affi xes in an NP made up of two Ns. Although a frequent phenomenon, it has not been so widely studied as that of the factoring out of other fl exional affi xes. Moreover, in every grammar consulted, it is admitted that for an NP with two coordinated Ns to be grammatical, both affi xes of plural and possessive must be factored out together. Now we show that this claim is contradicted by attested data, and that the possessive affi x can be factored out on its own. We then try and shed some light on the conditions that make this possible, and show that the constraints are semantic in nature: for the possessive affi x to be factored out on its own, both coordinated Ns must be individual level. We also show that this is linked to the organization of the lex...
Certains adjectifs en fonction epithete en francais contemporain peuvent etre places avant ou apr... more Certains adjectifs en fonction epithete en francais contemporain peuvent etre places avant ou apres le substantif qu'ils qualifient. On ecarte du champ de l'etude les adjectifs epithetes qui ont une place fixe (cf. Les adjectifs de couleurs, les adjectifs dits relationnels, etc. ). Apres avoir reproduit et discute seize descriptions du phenomene (partie i), une explication est proposee en termes d'interpretation enonciative et referentielle de la production des syntagmes nominaux comprenant determinant, substantif et adjectif postpose ou antepose (partie ii). L'exploitation de la theorie psychomecanique de Gustave Guillaume, d'une part, et du traitement de la reference de Georges kleiber d'autre part, permet de preciser de maniere critique l'explication donnee (partie iii). Deux corpus (ecrit et oral) sont presentes et rapidement examines du point de vue d'une analyse statistique (partie iv). L'exemple type est celui de l'opposition, en franca...
Cette esquisse a pour objectif de montrer que la predication nominale et la predication verbale e... more Cette esquisse a pour objectif de montrer que la predication nominale et la predication verbale en turc peuvent se laisser analyser selon les memes principes, a l'aide des memes outils morphologiques. Cette hypothese de description repose sur une analyse des morphemes flexionnels verbaux en deux classes distinctes construites a partir des proprietes definitoires de chaque classe, une propriete fondamentale de ce point de vue etant la possibilite ou non pour ces morphemes de se combiner entre eux. Cette hypothese conduit alors a une remise en question de la theorie de l'inflexion structuree de facon complexe et plaide pour un modele lexicaliste fort de la construction des formes verbales flechies.
GÖSTERGEBİLİM VE SİNEMA YA DA SİNEMA GÖSTERGEBİLİMİ Sinema günümüzde en güçlü anlatım araçlarında... more GÖSTERGEBİLİM VE SİNEMA YA DA SİNEMA GÖSTERGEBİLİMİ Sinema günümüzde en güçlü anlatım araçlarından biridir. Sinemanın, bir anlatım aracı olması yönüyle kendine özgü bir dili vardır. İşte bu dil, nasıl bir dildir? Sözel insan diliyle karşılaştırılabilir mi? Dilbilim ve / veya göstergebilim sinemanın dili konusuna nasıl yaklaşmaktadır? Bu sorular 20. Yüzyılın ikinci yarısından başlayarak birçok araştırmacının dikkatini çekmiş, konuyla ilgili hatırı sayılır çalışmalar kaleme alınmıştır. Bu konuda Chritian Metz, Rolan Barthes, Peter Wollen, Rudolf Arnheim akla ilk gelen isimler arasında sayılabilir. Sinemadaki görselliklerin, göstergebilimcilerin; dil yetisi olma özelliğinin de dilbilimcilerin ilgisini çektiği söylense de böyle bir ayrıma gitmek o kadar kolay gözükmemektedir. Sinemanın dilini anlamak ve anlatmak söz konusu olduğunda; dilbilimin mi, göstergebilimin mi daha çok söyleyecek sözü olduğu yoksa her ikisinin de aslında aynı şeyi mi söylediği de ayrı bir merak konusudur. Bu çalışma, bir taraftan genel olarak sinema dili ile ilgili bazı görüşlerin irdelenmesi amacını taşırken, diğer tarafından yukarıdaki soru ve benzerlerine bir cevap arayışı niyetiyle kaleme alınmıştır. SEMIOTICS AND CINEMA OR SEMIOTICS OF CINEMA The cinema is one of the strongest means of expression. The cinematic language is distinctive, in terms of its visual expressions. So, what kind of language is this? Can it be compared to the verbal languages? How can one use Linguistics, or, more precisely, Semiotic approaches, to make sense of the cinematic language? These questions have drew the attention of scholars since the beginning of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Among them, substantial studies have been done by, for instance, Christian Metz, Roland Barthes, Peter Wollen, and Rudolf Arnheim. In their writings, it is suggested that cinematic visuality attracts semioticians. Moreover, cinematic visuality, as a form of visual languages, comes to show the potential of being analysed linguistically. And yet, it seems that the link between the visual and the verbal languages is not a stable one. When it comes to the understanding of the cinematic language and its expression, to what extent it can be called as the ‘semiotic approach’? This research aims to answer this question, among others: semiotics can be applied in both verbal and visual languages, because these two languages have some fundamental similarities?
The factoring out of some affi xes in Turkish, mainly fl exional affi xes, is a frequent phenomen... more The factoring out of some affi xes in Turkish, mainly fl exional affi xes, is a frequent phenomenon; it is a well documented and studied phenomenon too. The problem addressed here is that of the factoring out of possessive and plural affi xes in an NP made up of two Ns. Although a frequent phenomenon, it has not been so widely studied as that of the factoring out of other fl exional affi xes. Moreover, in every grammar consulted, it is admitted that for an NP with two coordinated Ns to be grammatical, both affi xes of plural and possessive must be factored out together. Now we show that this claim is contradicted by attested data, and that the possessive affi x can be factored out on its own. We then try and shed some light on the conditions that make this possible, and show that the constraints are semantic in nature: for the possessive affi x to be factored out on its own, both coordinated Ns must be individual level. We also show that this is linked to the organization of the lexicon in a type lattice, and to the generic nature of plural in Turkish.
Bu calismada ilkogretim 5, 6, 7, 8. Sinif Turkce dersi kitaplari incelenmistir. Incelemede kitapl... more Bu calismada ilkogretim 5, 6, 7, 8. Sinif Turkce dersi kitaplari incelenmistir. Incelemede kitaplardaki dil ve anlatim, dil bilgisi basta olmak uzere hata ve yanlisliklar ele alinmis; kitaplardaki metinlerin okunabilirlik ve tumce uzunluklari acisindan ogrenci duzeyine uygun olup olmadigi sorgulanmistir. Inceleme sonucunda, ilkogretim Turkce dersi kitaplarinda gozden kacan bazi yazim yanlislarinin yani sira ogrenci duzeyinin uzerinde metinler bulundugu gozlemlenmistir. Soz konusu metinlerdeki en buyuk sorunu; anlasilmasi, ogrenilmesi zor sozcukler olusturmaktadir. Ogrencilerin bu sozcukleri sozluklerden bakarak bile kavramalarinin zor oldugu dusunulmektedir. Kitaplardaki “bicimsel gorunum” ve “bilimsel icerik” inceleme disinda tutulmustur. Calismada uzerinde durulan diger bir konu da anadili bilinci ve bu bilincin kazandirilmasina yonelik metinlerin nicelik yonunden incelenmesi olmustur. Anadili bilinci kazandirmaya yonelik metinlerin incelenmesinde MEB yayinlari ozellikle tercih edilmis; ilgili yayinlardaki metinlerin nicelik olarak yetersiz oldugu sonucuna varilmistir. Bu yetersizligin 8. Sinif Turkce dersi kitabinda daha da belirgin oldugu gozlemlenmistir. Calisma sonunda anadili bilinci kazandirmaya yonelik bazi gorus ve onerilere yer verilmistir.
Tişört Yazıları Üzerine Toplumdilbilimsel Bir Araştırma, Mar 30, 2021
T-shirts are preferred by many people, especially young people, as a comfortable style of wearing... more T-shirts are preferred by many people, especially young people, as a comfortable style of wearing. The T-shirts, unlike other clothes, have something written on them; and most of these writings are in English. In this respect, the researcher is looking at a linguistic dimension in social aspects. The interaction between society and language is the subject of sociolinguistic studies. In this context, the research questions are: when individuals' have some T-shirts preferences, how can this be understood in terms of gender, age and educational levels? Do individuals know the meaning of these writings on their clothes? Does the meaning of the written texts matter for those individuals? When subjected to a semantic classification, to which concept areas can T-shirt writings be associated to, such as concepts of advice, slogan, concise word, advertisement, propaganda, sexuality and fun? In order to find answers to these questions, a questionnaire study was conducted in 2018 and 2019 with the participation of 835 people on a voluntary basis, with simple random sample selection. In this semantic concept area classification, the concepts with the highest frequency value have been "slogan and concise word" elements. The data collected from the participants (according to age, gender, educational status; knowing the meaning of the T-shirt writings or not; the relationship of knowing the meaning to other variables and the choice of T-shirt) were analyzed in terms of significance values with the SPSS analysis program. As a result of the analysis, it was found that T-shirts were mostly preferred between the ages of 15-25 (87.8%); women preferred T-shirts more than men (52.9%); the majority of the participants (74.7%) were university graduates, and it has been observed that more than half of the participants (52.8) do not know the meaning of the text on T-shirts. In addition, most of the participants (77.7%) stated that there is no special reason for choosing written T-shirts. Contrary to the predictions, the data showed that the text on the T-shirts is in Turkish or a foreign language does not matter to the individuals (50.3% versus 49.7%). In the distribution of the meaning categories according to gender, it is found that the T-shirts worn by women (83.9%) contain much more "sexuality" compared to the men's (16.1%). Again, it was found that the same situation (Female: 74.2%; Male: 25.8%) was also valid for the "fun" element. In terms of the relationship between the category of meaning and knowing the meaning, "sexuality" (55.4%) and "fun" (60.8%) items were the most well-known elements.
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