Constructions which are used in the function of +sIz in Northeastern Turkish dialects

Abstract

The Turkic dialects in Siberia separated from the rest of Turkic at an earlier date. This is the reason why these dialects differ from other Turkic dialects in terms of phonetics, morphology and semantics. The Siberian Turkic dialects are divided into two: Southern and Northern. Sakha Turkic, which is used as a written language, is classified as Northern Siberian dialect and as border dialect. Khakas, Tuva and Altaic constitute the Southern Siberian dialects. Although these dialects show some differences among themselves, it can be said that there are many morphological similarities. In Common Turkic the suffix +sIz is used to derive a negative adjective of a noun. This suffix is used except Northeastern Turkic in all dialects with minimal sound differences to show non-existence. Such a suffix doesn’t exist in Northeastern Turkic. Instead, there are several structures, which have the same function. This characteristic of Northeastern Turkic is one of the elements that distinguish the Northeastern group from other Turkic dialects. Furthermore, this feature is an important classification criterion. In the context of this study, the structures, which are used in the Northeastern Turkic instead of the suffix +sIz will be identified, examined and classified with the half of dictionaries and grammars.

Keywords

• the suffix +siz
• northeasten turkic
• morphology