Research articles constitute a significant genre of academic writing and typically consist of abstract, introduction, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusion sections. The conclusion section serves to evaluate the study, highlight the significance of the findings, and present general implications of the research. In the field of linguistics, the conclusion sections of Turkish research articles constitute a noteworthy site of inquiry, as they reflect the writing practices and expectations of the disciplinary discourse community. This study examines the types, frequency, and sequencing of moves and steps employed in these sections based on the framework of Yang and Allison (2003). The corpus consists of conclusion sections drawn from research articles published in the Journal of Linguistics Research between 2000-2023. The findings reveal that the conclusion sections predominantly rely on two major moves, namely “summarizing the study” and “evaluating the study.” Moreover, the results indicate a preference for a linear pattern and a dominant sequence in the organization of conclusion sections.
The questions of how derived words are processed and if semantic transparency affects the processing route have been a hotly debated topic for many years, and many studies have been conducted in different languages. While some studies find no effect of transparency and support the use of morpho-orthographic information, there are also studies that reveal the effect of transparency together with the use of morpho-semantic information. And few studies posit the hybrid model, which includes the use of both information types. This study aims to explore the processing of derived words in monolingual adult Turkish speakers. The results of the masked priming experiment indicate that monolingual Turkish speakers decompose both transparent and opaque words, but words in the orthographic-only overlap condition are not decomposed. These results show that monolingual Turkish speakers employ morpho-orthographic information, but the effect of semantic transparency on the processing of Turkish derived words does not turn out to be statistically significant.
This study investigates how morphologically complex compound words in Turkish are processed in real time by monolingual Turkish speakers. To this end, compound words that are in their root forms are categorized as either semantically transparent (e.g., babaanne [grandmother]) or semantically opaque (e.g., karakol [police station]), and the effect of semantic transparency on morphological processing is examined. In the lexical decision task conducted with a masked priming experiment, the response times to the constituents of compound words are analyzed to determine whether these words are processed through morphological decomposition or full-listing. The findings indicate that semantic transparency has no effect when the non-head constituents serve as the target words, suggesting that both transparent and opaque compounds are processed through morphological decomposition. On the other hand, when the head constituents function as the target words, semantic transparency is found to influence the processing pattern and lead to the use of different processing models. These results demonstrate that there is a crucial relationship between semantic transparency and the head constituent in the processing of compound words and that this relationship can alter the processing pattern.
The concept of translanguaging first emerged in a Welsh-English bilingual educational context and has since been adopted in various fields, particularly in language education. It refers to the holistic and flexible use of all linguistic resources within an individual's repertoire during meaning-making processes, transcending traditional language boundaries. This approach allows multilingual individuals to creatively and dynamically integrate their linguistic competencies. While translanguaging has gained widespread attention in international literature, various Turkish equivalents have recently appeared in the national academic discourse. This study examines the Turkish translations proposed for the term 'translanguaging' and obtained through a systematic review method from both conceptual and terminological perspectives. Among these, the term “diller ötesilik” is proposed as the most comprehensive and accurate representation of the original concept. The aim is to promote the adoption of this term in Turkish scholarly literature and contribute to greater conceptual clarity in studies related to translanguaging.
This study investigates how professional identity shapes rhetorical strategies in consumer-to- consumer (C2C) vehicle advertisements on sahibinden.com, a major Turkish digital marketplace. Using Swales' (1990) move-step framework, we analyzed 550 professionally attributed listings. A mixed-methods approach combining chi-square tests and standardized residual analysis revealed statistically significant rhetorical variation across professions (p < .001, Cramér's V = 0.175). The findings suggest the emergence of four ethos patterns: (1) medical professionals tend to rely on institutional credibility through document-based assertions; (2) mechanics appear more likely to use colloquial analogies and imperative directives; (3) imams frequently incorporate religious appeals, particularly in closing sequences; and (4) nurses appear to reference gender more frequently than other groups, capitalizing on local stereotypes associating female sellers with meticulous vehicle maintenance. Across all listings, User Information (24.6%) and Creditableness (13.9%) moves dominate, underscoring the centrality of trust-building in C2C contexts. These findings may challenge rigid boundaries between institutional and vernacular rhetoric, suggesting that professional ethos may be strategically deployed as persuasive capital in informal digital marketplaces. Limitations include the Türkiye- specific sample and unexamined gender dynamics; cross- linguistic replication is needed.
