The Analysis of Arkadaş Türkçe Sözlük (Arkadaş Turkish Dictionary) and the Suggested Modifications for its Learner's Version
Journal Title: Mersin Üniversitesi Dil ve Edebiyat Dergisi - Year 2017, Vol 14, Issue 1
Abstract
This study aims to draw attention to two of the problems that Turkish lexicography faces today. One of these problems is that there are not any Turkish to Turkish dictionaries that have been prepared for the people who are learning Turkish as a second or foreign language. Another problem that faces Turkish lexicography is the deficiency of a corpus-based approach in dictionary building process. In this study, the layout of a dictionary that was prepared for the native speakers of Turkish was analyzed, and some modifications were suggested for the learner’s version of this dictionary. The importance of corpus based approach in dictionary building process is the other point that is emphasized throughout the study. The study consists of two parts. In the first part, the modifications that can be made on a Turkish-to-Turkish dictionary were determined through the analyses of two English-to-English dictionaries, one of which was prepared for the native speakers of English and the other for the foreign learners of English. The possible modifications that can be done in the front-back matters and the A-Z entries of the Turkish Dictionary were presented in a list. In the second part, the entry structures of three headwords presented in the Turkish dictionary were modified to be used in the suggested “learner’s version” of this dictionary. In the study, the data obtained from the web were used as a mini- corpus to show the advantages of having a corpus based approach in lexicography. This mini corpus was used in the modification of the entry structures of the target headwords.
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Sinan Çakır
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