Akademik Dil ve Edebiyat Dergisi

Abstract

Attributive constructions are words frequently used in literature and daily speech to make the expression fluent and strong and to add richness to the discourse. Frequency in use can be explained by the conscious use of the author, speaker, and narrator. When the thoughts formed in the imagination of the recipient are added to all these, it is possible to see how much the meaning limits of words expand. In Turkish, attributive constructions can be discussed under two main headings: adjectives and adverbs. In addition, it is seen that verbs can be described with different situational expressions with some prepositions. It is also seen that adjective and adverbial qualifiers form a attributive construction by forming clauses with their verbal suffixes. All attributive constructions expressed here are also important in terms of syntax. Attributive constructions within a sentence can also be considered as elements that directly affect the richness of meaning in the sentence. Because qualifying a noun or verb with a word that acts as an adjective or adverb is also an indication that that word can be used with a new meaning. In this context, qualifiers are tools that enable a word in our mind to be perceived differently. Qualifiers can also be considered as clothes or covers that words can wear. In this context, qualifiers attract attention with their limiting, determining, marker and explanatory functions. The value that a qualifier in a attributive construction finds in the mind can be expressed as its sign value. When the word "big" is considered as a qualifier, it corresponds in the mind with a different indexical value than the word "house", a different meaning with the word "danger", and a different sign value with the verb "come". At this point, the qualifiers used in the performance of a literary text, or a verbal expression can be used with different sign values and new connotations and meanings. These uses, which can be expressed as "sign = signifier + signified" with a simple equation, are very important in perceiving the words, making sense of them, and understanding the text. In this study, the analysis of the indicator values of the descriptive groups in the Dede Korkut Hikâyeleri, one of the important works of Turkish culture, within the framework of F. de Saussure's concept of "sign" will be discussed. It is aimed to create a model and contribute to the field by considering the qualifiers in this work, which is important in terms of cultural, linguistic, and narrative features, within the framework of different disciplines.