Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism

This paper investigates cross-cultural variation in the perception of impoliteness. It is based on 500 impoliteness events reported by students in England, China, Finland, Germany, and Turkey. The main analytical framework adopted is Spencer-Oatey's (e.g. Rapport management: A framework for analysis, Continuum, 2000)…

• LEYLA MESUDE MARTİ

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• EMRE GÜVENDİR

In this paper, we describe our approach to utilize pre-trained BERT models with Convolutional Neural Networks for sub-task A of the Multilingual Offensive Language Identification shared task (OffensEval 2020), which is a part of the SemEval 2020.We show that combining CNN with BERT is better than using BERT on its own…

This paper presents a detailed description of manual and nonmanual markers (NMMs) in negative sentences in Turkish Sign Language (TİD). It has been argued that TİD has a manual dominant pattern for negation with a backward head tilt being the major NMM in negative sentences. By contrast, in this paper I argue that, wh…

• KADİR GÖKGÖZ

Intertextuality is one of the most complicated disciplines of literary studies, which a large number of theorists have attempted to define; still, the definitions greatly differ from each other in terms of their focal points. Whilst some scholars such as Rifaterre (1994) and Barthes (2001) emphasize the role of reader…

• ÖZNUR USTA TUZCU

This study investigates the emotions one experiences when one participates in impolite discourses. Specifically, it addresses the question of whether different cultures experience different emotions in the light of discourses deemed impolite. We begin by discussing the nature of impoliteness, pointing out that key con…

• LEYLA MESUDE MARTİ

This study investigates the opinions of Turkish millennials about Netflix with a special focus on the potential effect of subtitling on Netflix. To that end, a focus group interview was conducted to gain an in-depth understanding of the personal opinions of the participants about their reasons for subscription, prefer…

• SEDA KUŞÇU ÖZBUDAK

This paper employs a corpus-based approach to examine the bases of impoliteness via the nature of emotions involved in offending event(s), with a view of teasing apart face concerns from other factors in the management of relations. Drawing from (social) psychology, we consider how emotions can open a window on discer…

• HALE IŞIK GÜLER

This paper employs a corpus-based approach to examine the bases of impoliteness via the nature of emotions involved in offending event(s), with a view of teasing apart face concerns from other factors in the management of relations. Drawing from (social) psychology, we consider how emotions can open a window on discer…

• HALE IŞIK GÜLER

This article focuses on swearing in football chants in Turkey to demonstrate that fans construct a specifically masculine notion of fairness that diverges from the universalizing ideal of fair play. I argue that the Turkish Football Federation’s (TFF) clubs’ and mainstream media’s antiswearing campaigns and policies,…

• YAĞMUR NUHRAT YAZGAN

Birinci Dünya Savaşı’nda İttifak Devletleri Bloğu’nun başını çeken Alman İmparatorluğu,savaşta düşmanlarına korku salmak, müttefiklerini ise kendi bloğunda tutabilmek içinpropaganda kartpostallarını etkin bir şekilde kullanmıştır. Bu süreçte Almanya’da,özellikle Türkiye’yi (Osmanlı İmparatorluğu) konu alan pek çok pro…

• CANER ÇAKI

The aim of this study is to determine the views of teachers and students about the teaching and learning of slang in teaching Turkish as a foreign language.The student-based working group of the study, using a screening model of quantitative research methods, is composed of B1, B2 and C1 level students who learn Turki…