Abstract:

It is so important to record the Anatolian dialects to determine the richness of Turkish language. Besides having different word and notion world of each region, language's showing difference from region to region present unique materials to linguists. Being in the West group of the Turkish dialects, the Kastamonu dialect has also an important place in terms of its cultural and historical features and in providing integration for language and history researches. Subject of this study is about d > c phonetic change, which is seen in many dialects, but intesively determined in Castamonu dialect. While in Turkish language dialects; the d > c phonetic change seen mostly because of assimilation, being intensive in Castamonu dialect; is because of /d/'s change tendecny to /c/ in result of the study in terms of association change of the phonetics that are close and preferred one another. With the determination and analysis of the aforementioned phonetic issue, it is aimed at enlightening the development and change of Turkish language and providing interpretation opportunity.

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