Abstract:

In this study, some terms used in Demirci carpet weaving are analysed and it is explored whether these words exist in Derleme Sözlüğü (Compilation Dictionary), a 12-volume publication of Turkish Language Association. In the collection of data, as well as using some related works, we referred to weavers in Demirci as a source. In the two hundred years history of weaving, Demirci carpets have an important place in daily usage. In recent years, this situation is deteriorated with the development in the carpet industry and the number of carpet weavers has decreased. For this reason, it is necessary to identify these region-specific terms as soon as possible and include them in the Derleme Sözlüğü. It is attempted to contribute to dialectology studies by this paper. During our study, it caught our attention that some terms like “argaç, arış, kirkit” exist in Derleme Sözlüğü, but Demirci is not referred among the regions where these words are used. And some of these are given with different meanings in the dictionary. And also some of the terms we found like ara urganı, e'lik/eklik, gıyı örneği, iç örneği, ters ilme don't exist in the dictionary.

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