Causal markers in Turkish cause paragraphs

2017-01-01
Uluçay, Çiğdem
Hatipoğlu, Çiler
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Cause paragraphs are the heart of the causal analysis in the academic world. They are the texts that explain and/or describe how things are related and why they happen. Causal markers allowing writers to communicate causal relationships between segments of discourse are an essential part of good cause paragraphs. Lack of, or insufficient and inappropriate use of causals can lead to significant problems related to the cohesion of these paragraphs. Therefore, a detailed analysis related to the patterning of causal markers in the different language is needed. The current chapter aims to contribute to this area of research and focuses on causal markers used by native speakers of Turkish in their causal paragraphs. The research, tries to identify, classify and analyse the frequencies with which and the functions fulfilled by these markers in Turkish since as far as the authors are aware, no study so far has examined and described their characteristics. Sixty-three monolingual native speakers of Turkish coming from different regions in Turkey were asked to write cause paragraphs. The paragraphs were coded, transcribed and analysed using the CLAN CHILDES program and a list of the causal markers employed by the participants was compiled. Later, to gain a more comprehensive insight of the when, why and how of the use of causal markers in Turkish, semi-structured interviews with the students were conducted and examined. The findings of the study showed that native speakers of Turkish employed six main categories of causal markers with varying frequency and that their functions and places in the texts were multifaceted. Additionally, it was seen that the reasons for the (not) employment of causal devices given by the participants in the study were diverse and sometimes incidental. It is hoped that the findings of this study will provide insights to experts researching and practitioners teaching writing so that a more efficient tailor made training programs and materials are developed.
Cause paragraphs, Linguistic devices of causality, Teaching writing, Turkish L1 writing
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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/72244
Department of Foreign Language Education, Book / Book chapter

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Ç. Uluçay and Ç. Hatipoğlu, Causal markers in Turkish cause paragraphs. 2017, p. 249.
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