A CORPUS BASED LEXICAL ANALYSIS OF THE VERBS BIRAKMAK, DURDURMAK AND KESMEK: A FOCUS ON THEIR PRESUPPOSITIONAL MEANINGS

Authors : Filiz ÇETİNTAŞ YILDIRIM

Pages : 19-40

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Publication Date : 2022-12-19

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study provides quantitative and qualitative conclusions on three presupposition triggers in Turkish which are from the temporal/aspectual modifier class. These triggers are the verbs bırakmak insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(to quit);, durdurmak insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(to stop); and kesmek insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(to cut); which convey various different meanings other than their presuppositional meanings. When the different meanings of these verbs are considered, it is seen that their use as pressuppositional triggers is widely observed in the data base. Although there is not a significant difference between these verbs according to their presuppositional usages, kesmek has more presuppositional usages than bırakmak and durdurmak. On the other hand, bırakmak has the least pressuppositional usage. Selectional restrictions and the sentence structure are important in determining the meaning relations of temporal/aspectual verbs that trigger presuppositions.
Keywords : presupposition, presupposition trigger, bırakmak, durdurmak, kesmek

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