Morphological Structuring of Search Domains in Turkish Embedded Locative Constructions

Fatih Ünal Bozdağ

doi:10.18492/dad.1599002

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Morphological Structuring of Search Domains in Turkish Embedded Locative Constructions

Abstract

This investigation examines the structural mechanisms governing spatial encoding in Turkish nested locative constructions within Langacker’s Cognitive Grammar theoretical framework. The morphological system manifests implicit cognitive operations through the complex interplay of case morphemes, relativization structures, and possessive markers. This analysis comprehensively demonstrates how Turkish grammar instantiates multiple search domains, specificity predication, and reference point chaining while preserving conceptual accessibility. Complex nested constructions exhibit systematic processing frameworks that facilitate both hierarchical and sequential interpretation of spatial relationships. Contrastive analysis with English prepositional patterns comprehensively reveals divergent grammatical mechanisms achieving equivalent communicative functions. The findings significantly deepen the theoretical understanding of the interface between grammatical structuring and spatial conceptualization, demonstrating how morphological transparency renders visible cognitive operations that remain implicit in other linguistic systems. This research contributes insights to the literature by providing a detailed explication of how grammatical systems organize spatial complexity through various structural mechanisms while maintaining cognitive accessibility.

Keywords

Türkçe İçyerleşik Konumlanış Kurulumlarındaki Arama Alanlarının Biçimbilimsel Yapılanması

Öz

Bu araştırma, Langacker’ın Bilişsel Dilbilgisi kuramsal çerçevesinde, Türkçedeki içyerleşik yerlem yapılardaki uzamsal kodlamanın yapısal düzeneklerini incelemektedir. Biçimbilimsel dizge, durum biçimbirimleri, ilgi yapıları ve iyelik belirticilerinin çok katmanlı etkileşimi yoluyla örtük bilişsel işlemleri dizgesel bir biçimde yansıtmaktadır. Bu ayrıntılı çözümleme, Türkçe dilbilgisinin kavramsal erişilebilirliği korurken çoklu arama alanlarını, belirtik yüklemleme ve gönderim noktası zincirlenmesini nasıl örneklendirdiğini kapsamlı bir biçimde ortaya koymaktadır. Karmaşık içyerleşik yapılar, uzamsal ilişkilerin hem hiyerarşik hem de ardışık yorumlanmasını kolaylaştıran dizgesel işlem çerçeveleri sergilemektedir. İngilizce ilgeç örüntüleriyle gerçekleştirilen karşıtsal çözümleme, eşdeğer iletişimsel işlevlere ulaşan farklı dilbilgisel düzenekleri bütüncül biçimde açığa çıkarmaktadır. Bulgular, dilbilgisel yapılanma ile uzamsal kavramsallaştırma arasındaki arayüzün kuramsal kavrayışını önemli ölçüde derinleştirip, biçimbilimsel saydamlığın diğer dil dizgelerinde örtük kalan bilişsel işlemleri nasıl görünür kıldığını ortaya koymaktadır. Bu çalışma, dilbilgisel dizgelerin uzamsal karmaşıklığı çeşitli yapısal düzenekler aracılığıyla nasıl düzenlediğini ve bilişsel erişilebilirliği nasıl koruduğunu ayrıntılı bir biçimde açıklayarak alanyazına özgün katkılar sunmaktadır.

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Ethical Statement

Author Contributions: This research and all stages related to the research were conducted by a single author. Submission statement and verification: This study has not been previously published elsewhere. It is not under review in another journal. Publication of the study has been approved, either implicitly or explicitly, by all authors and the responsible authorities at the university/research center where the study was conducted. If the study is accepted for publication, it will not be published in the same form in another printed or electronic medium in Turkish or any other language without the written permission of the Journal of Linguistic Research. Conflict of Interest Statement: The author declares that there are no financial or academic conflicts of interest between themselves or with other institutions, organizations or individuals that may affect this study. Data Use: No data was used in the study. Ethical Approval/Participant Consent: There is no need for ethical approval in the study. Financial Support: No financial support was received for the study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Cognitive Linguistics

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Fatih Ünal Bozdağ ^*
0000-0002-9959-4704
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 29, 2025

Submission Date

December 10, 2024

Acceptance Date

March 3, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 36 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18492/dad.1599002

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA93UW43UR

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Bozdağ, F. Ü. (2025). Morphological Structuring of Search Domains in Turkish Embedded Locative Constructions. Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 36(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.18492/dad.1599002