Abstract:

Suffixes are the main elements of word derivation in Turkish when the language structure is considered. Some of the suffixes are included in the group of derivational affixes that form new noun or verb stems from the noun or verb roots and stems. This study focuses on the suffixes making nouns from nouns. Suffixes making nouns from nouns are the ones that are used to make a new noun from noun roots or stems. A new meaning also emerges in the words created by derivation. In grammar studies, only the functions of the suffixes are emphasized while the meaning that they give to the word is ignored. There is a relationship between function and meaning, but the meanings given by the suffixes are diverse. Therefore, rather than the function of suffixes, this study tries to reveal how suffixes give different meanings to words in terms of morpho-semantic derivation. There is no definition for morpho-semantics in the sources. However, it can be considered as a sub-branch of semantics which examines the meanings that suffixes give to the words they are added. In this study, it has been determined that some suffixes are connected with the root or stem to which they are added; some suffixes create a meaning different from the meaning of the root or stem, and some suffixes derive a meaningful new word from words that do not have a meaning alone. How morpho-semantic derivation contributes to new concepts and vocabulary has been shown as well. In this study, the morphological and semantic functions of the suffixes making nouns from nouns identified in the works we examined have been discussed. The suffixes making a noun from noun have been determined, and after giving information about the morpho-semantic derivation, the works were examined.

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