Özet:

In this study, the formation verbs in the concept field of decay in Dîvânu Lugâti't Türk are analysed. Decay is defined in the Turkish Dictionary as deterioration and disintegration by undergoing chemical changes under the influence of microorganisms, loss of strength, durability or formation of stains on the body due to impact, compression. Decay also includes conditions such as suppuration, purulence, distress or corrosion, collapse and getting older with trouble in different sources. Within the framework of these definitions, the decay verbs related to living and non-living beings in Dîvânu Lugâti't Türk are discussed. These decay verbs are categorised as food, goods, clothing, space, nature, decay in human and animal life. Conceptual field is one of the most important semantic tools that provide lexical elements such as nouns and verbs that have a common bond between them Conceptual field is one of the most important semantic tools that provide lexical elements such as nouns and verbs that have a common bond between them to be presented together. In this context, verbs related to decay, which are outnumbering in Dîvânu Lugâti’t Türk, are given within the scope of the concept field. One hundred and thirty three verbs have been identified in totally. On the other hand, verbs, which are in the concept field of decay, conjugated with different morphemes such as -(X)ş-, +lA-n-, -(X)l, -g(X)r, +la-, -t(X)r-, -(X)n-, +laş-. Therefore, the connections, which are established with the subject and object in the syntactic structure, are also described in this study. As can be seen in the evaluation section, when viewed at the other texts of the historical Turkish language, their verbs of the concept field of decay shows similarity with Dîvânu Lugâti’t Türk in terms of structural and syntactic usage.