Turkish Patronymic Surnames Ending With -Oğlu ‘Son Of: A Corpus Linguistic Investigation
NAMES, cilt.6, sa.2, ss.21-32, 2021 (SSCI)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Dergi Adı: NAMES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.21-32
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
This study examines Turkish patronymic surnames ending with the suffix -oğlu ‘son of.’ For this examination, this investigation
compiled three corpora of Turkish surnames (N = 10,369) representative of the Turkish population. The aim of this corpus analysis
was the identification of the conceptual and grammatical functional elements of these surnames as markers of linguistic and cultural
diversity within Turkey. The findings reveal that the Turkish patronymic surnames did not merely denote the name of someone’s
father. They also reflect manifold cognitive diversity and express meta-language awareness of Turkey’s intercultural richness.
Consequently, this article contends that integrating insights gained from surname research into the foreign language classroom may
assist learners of Turkish in overcoming language and cultural barriers. As this study concludes, the findings presented here and in
analogous research can help language learners gain a better understanding of the meanings and cultural symbolism embedded in
names.