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Linglib.Fragments.Turkish.Negation

Turkish Negation Fragment #

@cite{miestamo-2005} @cite{dryer-haspelmath-2013}

Turkish expresses standard negation with the verbal suffix -mA- (/-ma-/ or /-me-/ depending on vowel harmony). The suffix is inserted between the verb stem and the TAM suffix.

SymAsy: Symmetric and Asymmetric #

Most constructions are symmetric: -mA- inserts without further change. But the aorist is asymmetric (A/Cat): the affirmative aorist marker -(I)r is replaced by -z in the negative.

ConstructionAffirmativeNegativeSymmetric?
Progressivegel-iyorgel-m-iyorYes
Past definitegel-digel-me-diYes
Futuregel-ecekgel-me-yecekYes
Evidentialgel-mişgel-me-mişYes
Aoristgel-irgel-me-zNo

The aorist asymmetry is a paradigmatic change: a different morphological marker appears, not just insertion of the negative morpheme.

The Turkish negative verbal suffix (underlying form). Surfaces as -ma- or -me- by vowel harmony.

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    A Turkish negation paradigm entry.

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    • affirmative : String
    • negative : String
    • glossAff : String
    • glossNeg : String
    • symmetric : Bool

      Is this construction symmetric (neg = aff + neg marker, no other change)?

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            Paradigm for gelmek 'come' (3sg forms).

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              Verification #

              Most constructions are symmetric.

              The aorist is the only asymmetric construction.

              The aorist negative marker -z differs from the affirmative -r: this is paradigmatic asymmetry (A/Cat).