SERBIAN AND TURKISH VOWEL SYSTEMS

Authors : Senka İvosevic İpek

Pages : 99-127

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Publication Date : 2024-08-16

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This contrastive study examines Serbian and Turkish vowel systems, the articulation properties of vowels in the two languages, and also provides a closer look at the difficulties native Serbian speakers face when pronouncing Turkish vowels. Analysis of sounds according to the articulation parameters adopted in the study represents important basis for the identification and classification of sounds and can also be very useful in foreign language teaching and learning. According to the contrastive analysis, it was assumed that vowels found in both Serbian and Turkish would not cause problems for Serbian speakers learning Turkish, while vowels that are different in some respects or not found in Serbian would be more difficult for them. Although an experimental research conducted with native Serbian subjects learning Turkish showed that the assumptions in the contrastive analysis were confirmed, the results also revealed that the subjects were often unfamiliar with vowel lengthening and some variants (allophones) in Turkish that appear in certain sound environments and that this lack of knowledge usually had a negative effect on the correct pronunciation of Turkish vowels. It is hoped that the findings obtained in this study will help native Serbian speakers learn the pronunciation of Turkish more easily by raising awareness about the differences in the sound systems of the two languages and the sound characteristics of their native language, and will also help instructors of Turkish prepare teaching materials.
Keywords : Ünlü Dizgeleri, Sırpça, Türkçe, Söyleyiş Sesbilgisi, Karşıtsal Analiz