A Student Grammar of Turkish

A concise introduction to Turkish grammar, designed specifically for English-speaking students and professionals.

F. Nihan Ketrez (Author)

9780521149648, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 17 May 2012

332 pages, 80 tables
24.7 x 17.5 x 1.6 cm, 0.67 kg

'A superb resource for all levels of learners of Turkish! It presents a comprehensive overview of Turkish in a clear and easy to follow manner. In it, Nihan Ketrez combines her expert knowledge as a linguist with her wide experience from teaching. She anticipates what kinds of questions the students will have, and answers them.' Sibel Erol, New York University

A Student Grammar of Turkish is a concise introduction to Turkish grammar, designed specifically for English-speaking students and professionals. Written with the needs of the learner very much in mind, it sets out the grammar of the language in a clear and jargon-free style. The book not only explains the fundamentals of the grammar, but also tests students' understanding in an interactive way with more than 200 exercises. Key grammar points are summarised in tables and there are numerous illustrative examples. A list of grammatical terms used in the book and a key to all the exercises are also provided. This essential grammar and exercise book can be used as a supplement for students studying the language, with a dual function as a reference guide to look up grammar points, and as a resource from which exercises can be set and language skills practised.

1. Introduction
2. Sound of Turkish
3. The noun: an overview
4. Case markers
5. Genitive and possessive
6. Numerals and plurality
7. Existential var/yok
8. Pronouns
9. The verb: an overview
10. -Iyor, the progressive
11. Future with -(y)AcAK
12. Past with -DI and -(y)DI
13. -mI? and -(y)mI?
14. Present tense with the aorist -Ir/-Ar
15. -mAktA and -DIr
16. Imperative and optative
17. Compound tenses
18. Person markers
19. Postpositions
20. Passive
21. Causative
22. Reflexive
23. Reciprocal
24. Subordination
25. Infinitives with -mA and -mAK
26. Adjectives
27. Adverbials
28. Conditional
29. Ability and possibility with -(y)Abil
30. Obligation and necessity
31. Relative clauses
32. Word order
33. Questions
34. Negation
35. Coordination
36. Diminutive
37. Reduplication
38. Interjections and some idiomatic expressions
39. Spelling and punctuation
40. Conversation.

Subject Areas: Grammar & vocabulary [CJBG], Grammar, syntax & morphology [CFK]