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

A complete reference guide to modern Turkish grammar, this work presents a full and accessible description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use.

As the Mideast becomes more and more important in contemporary geopolitics, the study of that region's languages enjoys increasing popularity. Unfortunately, many language texts in this area are based on outdated usage and offer little information on how the language in question is actually spoken. Robert Underhill's Turkish Grammar closes this gap with a text that gives full coverage of syntax and usage as well as of traditional grammar and gives the student a thorough grounding in a truly useful vocabulary. Designed as a basic teaching grammar of Turkish for speakers, Turkish Grammar is suitable for classroom or individual use at the undergraduate or graduate level. Its extensive coverage of grammar and syntax makes it suitable also for use as a reference grammar. It incorporates not only systematized lessons and information about pronunciation, vocabulary, and syntax but also guidance in the area of usage and chapter-by-chapter exercises. Linguists will recognize that the author has used the framework of generative grammar in the organization and presentation of material; the text, however, avoids linguistic jargon and technical discussions so that students untrained in formal linguistics can use the book as easily as those who have had such training.

This volume is a comprehensive grammar of the Turkish language, suitable both for students of the Turkish language and linguistic scholars. It explores all aspects of Turkish, from basic pronunciation to sentence structure and advanced topics such as relative and embedded clauses.

Includes an answer key, a Turkish-English glossary, and an English-Turkish glossary.

This superb grammar and exercise text, used successfully for years at Princeton University, enable English speaking students--in and out of the classroom to gain a quick and thorough understanding of Modern Turkish. In a carefully arranged sequence of 23 lessons, Lewis V. Thomas, late Professor of Oriental Studies at Princeton, presents thorough coverage that allows the student to begin to use the basic patterns of modern Turkish without time-consuming and expensive private instruction.

First published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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You want to learn Turkish? EASY TURKISH GRAMMAR makes it quite simple for you. It is directed at anyone who would like to learn the Turkish language - whether as a holiday-goer, culture- or language enthusiast, partner, student, or for your job. The overview tables for grammar and important verbs help you in learning quickly and easily - with or without prior knowledge. You will be introduced to peculiarities of the language and learn how conjugate, pose questions, and form sentences in the various cases using formulas. The overview tables, conjugation formulas and many examples give you the opportunity to actively learn Turkish and spare you from longwinded, boring explanatory texts! I have also included a number of Turkish proverbs and idioms to give you an extra insight into Turkish culture. You can use this book as a resource whenever you get stuck.__ *CONTENTS* __PECULIARITIES OF THE TURKISH LANGUAGE__ THE TURKISH ALPHABET (with Audio)__ THE PERSONAL PRONOUNS__ THE PERSONAL ENDINGS__ EXAMPLES OF SIX CASES:__ Nominative, Dative, Locative, Ablative, Accusative & Genitive, Genitive suffix -ki__ POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS__ VOWEL HARMONY IN TURKISH__ VOWEL LOSS IN TURKISH__ ANAPTYXIS IN TURKISH__ EXCRESCENCE IN TURKISH__ CONSONANT LENITION / FORTITIVE ASSIMILATION__ COMPOUND NOUNS__ POSTPOSITIONAL PHRASES__ THE VERB "TO BE" IN PRESENT PROGRESSIVE__ THE VERB "TO BE" IN DEFINITE PAST TENSE__ PRESENT PROGRESSIVE__ AORIST TENSE__ DEFINITE PAST TENSE (WITH -DI)__ REPORTED PAST TENSE (WITH -MIŞ)__ PAST PERFECT TENSE__ FUTURE TENSE__ FUTURE PERFECT TENSE__ MODAL VERB "CAN"__ MODAL VERB "MUST/SHOULD/HAVE TO"__ CONDITIONAL__ CONDITIONAL I (PRESENT)__ CONDITIONAL II (PAST)__ IRREALIS MOOD__ CONDITIONAL PERFECT__ CONDITIONAL PERFECT (WITH -MIŞ)__ PASSIVE VOICE__ CAUSATIVE FORM__ RECIPROCAL CONSTRUCTION__ PROGRESSIVE MOOD__ IMPERATIVE MOOD__ OPTATIVE MOOD__ ADJECTIVES IN TURKISH__ ADVERBS IN TURKISH__ INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS__ SUBORDINATE CLAUSES IN TURKISH__ CONJUNCTIONS IN TURKISH__ VERBAL CONSTRUCTIONS IN TURKISH__ DIMINUTIVE IN TURKISH__ THE VERB "TO HAVE" IN TURKISH__ THE NEGATION WORD "NOT"__ NUMBERS:

"Elementary Turkish has been adopted as a textbook at more than 30 universities in the U.S. since it was first published in 2006. Once students complete the two volumes, they should be able to speak, understand, read, and write Turkish at the mid-intermediate level. Both volumes can be used in a classroom setting or as self-study aids."--Back cover.