SYNTACTIC CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF TURKISH AND ENGLISH

This study explores the differences and similarities between Turkish and English in the area of syntax The discussion leads to the conclusion that the word order of the Turkish sentence can be described as SOV where the verb is positioned at the end whereas the word order of the English sentence can be described as SVO. Example: Sabahta cay / ictim /saebaehtae t integral aej & Unknown; lt integral jtim/ morning + in (-ta) + tea + drink + past suffix (-ti) + personal suffix (I) (-m) (I drank tea in the morning). In Turkish, the nominal sentence (non-verbal sentence) consists of the subject which takes the initial position and the predicate which follows A Personal suffix is attached to the predicate as the following examples show: Ben ogretmenim /ben & Unknown;& Unknown;retmenim/ I + teacher + personal suffix standing for Be (- lm) (I im a teacher.) Sen ogretmensin /sen & Unknown;& Unknown;retmensin/ You + teacher + personal suffix standing for Be (-sin) (you are a teacher) Unlike English, the subject of Turkish could be cancelled if it is stated m the pinevious sentence and the personal suffix is attached to the verb instead, as the following example testifies: Aksamta Askaraya gittim /aek integral aemtae aenkaeraejae gitim/ evening + in (-ta) + Ankara + buffer sound between two vowels (-y) + to (-a) + go + past suffix(-ti) + personal suffix (I) (-m) (I went to Ankara in the evening). Such conclusions are helpful in language teaching matenals, syllabuses and test construction.