The phonology of Arabic loanwords in Turkish : the case of t-palatalisation
This thesis examines the phonological conditions for loanword adaptations in modern Standard Turkish, with regards to the Government Phonology (GP) framework, by analysing Arabic loanwords in Turkish. The main contribution it makes to the study of phonology is an empirical and theoretical analysis of the loanword adaptation process in Turkish. Among many source languages, loanwords adapted from Arabic (pre-language reform, before 1932) are focused on specifically and the nativisation of foreign phonetic and phonological properties - i.e. consonant inventory and syllable structure - is studied. The thesis elaborates on the phonological environment which is needed for loanword adaptation. There are two main constraints that have to be taken into consideration when explaining the phonology of loanword adaptation: (i) The elemental content of sounds; (ii) The syllable structure. The thesis discusses these constraints in detail by analysing a specific phonological phenomenon - t-palatalisation - observed in Arabic loanwords. It shows how t-palatalisation operates by placing it in the theoretical context of GP. In order to explain phonological processes GP depends on certain universal principles and language-specific
Iskender, Halil Ibrahim
The phonology of Arabic loanwords in Turkish : the case of t-palatalisation. This thesis examines the phonological conditions for loanword adaptations in modern Standard Turkish, with regards to the Government Phonology (GP) framework, by analysing Arabic loanwords in Turkish. The main contribution it makes to the study of phonology is an empirical and theoretical analysis of the loanword adaptation process in Turkish. Among many source languages, loanwords adapted from Arabic (pre-language reform, before 1932) are focused on specifically and the nativisation of foreign phonetic and phonological properties - i.e. consonant inventory and syllable structure - is studied. The thesis elaborates on the phonological environment which is needed for loanword adaptation. There are two main constraints that have to be taken into consideration when explaining the phonology of loanword adaptation: (i) The elemental content of sounds; (ii) The syllable structure. The thesis discusses these constraints in detail by analysing a specific phonological phenomenon - t-palatalisation - observed in Arabic loanwords. It shows how t-palatalisation operates by placing it in the theoretical context of GP. In order to explain phonological processes GP depends on certain universal principles and language-specific
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