turkish phonology and morphology (türkçe ses ve b‹ç‹mb‹lg‹s‹)

Summary
The phonological rules a language chooses to utilize
and/or the way in which the language chooses to apply
those rules are language specific preferences. Native
speakers of a language have the knowledge of the rules
and how and where those rules apply although they
may not be able to verbalize the rules. It is evident in
every normal speaking and hearing native speaker’s
speech that they utilize the phonological rules of that
language in their speech. In this unit, a sample of
phonological rules of Turkish is presented in a way that
may be formulated in the speaker’s and hearer’s mind.
The descriptions of the rules, although simplified here,
are in accordance with the theoretical framework of
phonology.
Some phonological rules of Turkish are stipulated
differently than traditional Turkish descriptions. When
described as it is done here, the rules can account for
all the surface forms without leaving any exceptions, as
was the case for final devoicing rule. The rules
presented here are merely descriptions and not formal
rules as the purpose of this unit is not to discuss the
details of phonological theories and formulate
phonological rules. But the descriptions are still within
the scope of formal rules.
Unit 4 - Phonological Processes in Turkish
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