THE THIRD PERSON POSSESSIVE SUFFIX AND PRONOMINAL /N/ IN TURKISH
TÜRKÇEDE ÜÇÜNCÜ ŞAHIS İYELİK EKİ VE ZAMİR N'Sİ

Author : Cahit BAŞDAŞ
Number of pages : 147-161

Abstract

The third person possessive suffix in terms of form and function has a special place in the possessive suffixes. The first and second person possessive suffixes, only the person who has owned the addition of nouns (person) indicates the third person possessive suffix is used for all assets. The third person possessive suffix, which represents possession for person and undertakes situation part-totality relationship and determinacy etc. on the other assets, usage area is quite extensive. It is used on the nouns as +(s)I, but a consonant /n/ that is come into being in the course of time is employed the person suffix together with case ending have created foundation of disagreement. This epenthesis is seen in all Turcic dialects out of historical Chagatai and Uzbek, Uighur. Disagreement about form and functions of the suffix can not have been becoming yet. Generally denominated “pronominal n” is used between the possessive suffixes and case ending can be directly attached to possessive suffixes in the various Turkic dialects. A consonant /n/ that is come into being in the course of time is employed the person suffix together with case ending have created foundation of disagreement. A consonant e.g. /n/ there is used between the possesive suffixes and case ending can be directly attached to possessive suffixes in the various Turkic dialects. This situation have caused confusion between the possessive suffixes and case ending. The proposal of this study is to solve the problem by examining all over the samples of the possessive and accusative in the historical and contemporary Turkic dialects. It discussed in comparison with form, origin and function of the third person possessive suffix in Turkish.

Keywords

Turkish, Possessive, Pronominal n, Accusative

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