The Turkish Aorist

Authors

  • Feryal Yavas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/KWPL.1808.656

Keywords:

Turkish language-- Tense

Abstract

This paper argues that the aorist of Turkish reflects aspect/mood rather than tense; it has two important semantic functions: a) it marks volition, b) it characterizes what is the typical, normal or inherent quality of an entity. Different uses of it are explained in terms of these semantic functions.

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Vol. 4 (1979): Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics: Volume 4, (1979)

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How to Cite

Yavas, . F. (1979). The Turkish Aorist. Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, 4, 41-49. https://doi.org/10.17161/KWPL.1808.656