bilig-27/ Autumn 2003

SOME PHONOLOGIC FEATURES OF THE 18TH (EIGHTEENTH) CENTURY TURKISH ACCORDING TO HALEPLI EDÎB DÎVÂN

Research Assis. Cafer MUM

        The pronunciation of classical Ottoman Turkish texts is a controversial issue since the cliched spelling did not reflect the changes that took place in language. A number of studies based on foreign publications in Latin script and some exceptional clichéd misspellings have been conducted to account for the phonetic features of the period. The study is an attempt to characterise some 18th century phonetic features, based on the of use of cinas (= homophonic ryming) in Halepli Edîb Dîvân. Key Words:

Key Words : Divan Literature, Halepli Edîb, Cinas (= homophonic ryming), 18th Ottoman Turkish, phonetic features.