Özet:

This study provides quantitative and qualitative conclusions on three presupposition triggers in Turkish which are from the temporal/aspectual modifier class. These triggers are the verbs bırakmak (to quit), durdurmak (to stop) and kesmek (to cut) which convey various different meanings other than their presuppositional meanings. When the different meanings of these verbs are considered, it is seen that their use as pressuppositional triggers is widely observed in the data base. Although there is not a significant difference between these verbs according to their presuppositional usages, kesmek has more presuppositional usages than bırakmak and durdurmak. On the other hand, bırakmak has the least pressuppositional usage. Selectional restrictions and the sentence structure are important in determining the meaning relations of temporal/aspectual verbs that trigger presuppositions.

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