Lexicography and Language Studies

This book proposes that the two “independent” conditions on argumenthood, namely, case and referentiality, are strongly correlated and have to be associated with each other in syntax as syntactic features. It shows that languages exhibit variation in the way this association is implemented in their syntax, which prese…

In this paper, we present a rule based model for morphological disambiguation of Turkish. The rules are generated by a novel decision list learning algorithm using supervised training. Morphological ambiguity (e.g. lives = live+s or life+s) is a challenging problem for agglutinative languages like Turkish where close…

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This paper addresses theoretical and practical issues experienced in the construction of Turkish National Corpus (TNC).TNC is designed to be a balanced, large scale (50 million words) and general-purpose corpus for contemporary Turkish.It has benefited from previous practices and efforts for the construction of corpor…

Using literature to teach language has several advantages such as contributing to a better linguistic understanding, a development of creative skills, an authentic model of language use with its rich potential ( Ramsaran, 1983 , Collie and Slater, 1987 ). Short story seems to be the most suitable one since it is short…

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of vocabulary size and vocabulary depth on reading performance in EFL context. To this end, Vocabulary Size Test by Nation and Beglar (2007), Words Associate Test by Read (1998), and a reading performance test, the reliability of which was found to be .81 were administ…

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of vocabulary size and vocabulary depth on reading performance in EFL context. To this end, Vocabulary Size Test by Nation and Beglar (2007), Words Associate Test by Read (1998), and a reading performance test, the reliability of which was found to be .81 were administ…

• YUSUF ŞEN

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of using Semantic Mapping Technique in comparison to traditional technique in vocabulary learning and to find out whether there is a relationship between students’ beliefs about vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs) and what strategies they prefer to use. 32 students…

• NURCİHAN BAŞIBEK
• YEŞİM DİLEK

Abstract Collocations are word combinations essential for achieving fluency in a given language. Considerable emphasis should therefore be placed on teaching collocations as a part of vocabulary instruction in language teaching. However, there is no current consensus on how best to teach collocations, and few studies…

• AHMET BAŞAL

A Student Grammar of Turkish is a concise introduction to Turkish grammar, designed specifically for English-speaking students and professionals. Written with the needs of the learner very much in mind, it sets out the grammar of the language in a clear and jargon-free style. The book not only explains the fundamental…

Recent research has focused on the importance of vocabulary learning in terms of mastering the target language. In most studies, it is pointed out that using literary texts is one of the effective methods that facilitate teaching and learning new vocabulary for both teachers and learners in EFL contexts. Some of the t…

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