bilig-28/ Winter 2004

THE NAMES OF COLLECTIVE NOUNS AT TURKISH PROVERBS AND IDIOMS

 

Assist. Prof. Dr. Salim KÜÇÜK


ABSTRACT

        In Turkısh Literature, despite many studies and investigations on Turkish proverbs and idioms with regard to theme, there has not been done any study from the public and collective nouns point of view. In the process of this investigation that done for description, ıt has been understood that the so-called publics and communities were absolutely of Ottoman Empire except for those who were Englishmen that considered European and the Indians living in India. Within them, non-muslim Armenians, Greeks and Jews who were in interaction with Turkish People on a large scale play a key role. The main public and communities mentioned in our investigation were defined as follows; Persian, Arab, Albanian, Bosnian Gipsy, Armenian, European, Hindu, English, Kurdish, people living in northern Africa, Ottoman, Greek, Tatar, Turk and Jew.

 


Key Words :
People, Turkish proverbs, idiom, Armenian, Greek, Jew, Gipsy.