Socially Deictic Use of a Body-part Term in Turkish

Authors

  • Mubeccel Taneri

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/KWPL.1808.574

Keywords:

Turkish language-- Deixis, Human body-- Terminology

Abstract

In this paper I analyze the use of a particular body part term in Turkish. The analysis is partly based on the work by Liston 1972. Furthermore, I demonstrate that this particular body part term appears frequently in usage with socially determined deictic meanings.

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Vol. 14 (1989): Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics: Volume 14, (1989)

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How to Cite

Taneri, . M. (1989). Socially Deictic Use of a Body-part Term in Turkish. Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, 14, 105-122. https://doi.org/10.17161/KWPL.1808.574