TDE302

School of Humanities \ Turkish Language and Literature

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Elective

Turkish

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Turkish Language and Literature Undergraduate Program

This course consists of four parts. The first part of the course will cover the differences between object language and concept language. The second part will focus on the definability of natural language expressions, and the third part will focus on current versions of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and their criticisms. The last part of the course will provide a critique of empiricist theories that emphasize the differences of languages rather than their similarities.

1. İnan, İ. 2013. Dilin evrimi: Nesne dilinden kavram diline geçiş. Bilim ve Gelecek dergisi sayı: 118.
2. Elbourne, P. 2011. Meaning. Oxford Linguistics.
3. Evans, N. & S. Levinson. 2009. The myth of language universals. Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

In this course, the differences between object language and concept language, the definability of natural language expressions, current versions of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and the criticisms brought to them will be taught. Empiricist theories emphasizing the differences of languages will be taught, and criticisms on the theories will be discussed.

1. Learns natural language expressions.
2. Evaluates the differences and similarities in languages with theoretical approaches.
3. Can make linguistic analysis.

Week 1: Object language, concept language
Week 2: Object language, concept language
Week 3: Object language, concept language
Week 4: Describability of linguistic expressions
Week 5: Describability of linguistic expressions
Week 6: Describability of linguistic expressions
Week 7: Language and thought
Week 8: Language and thought
Week 9: Language and thought
Week 10: Differences and similarities in languages
Week 11: Differences and similarities in languages
Week 12: Differences and similarities in languages

• Assignments 60 %
• Final assignment 30 %
• Participation 10 %