Lesson 1 preview
Turkish: Unit 1
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From the dialogue
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Teşekkür ederim. Ben de iyiyim. Thank you, I'm fine too,
The ordinary spelling of Turkish is generally used in these lessons,
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1.1 Note: Special Symbols Used in These Lessons:
The ordinary spelling of Turkish is generally used in these lessons,
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are rare. Such pronunciation spellings will here be added between slant
lines after the regular spelling. Where only part of a sentence is different,
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better). Such second spellings will appear here in parentheses. For
examples of such spellings see pages 4, 11 and 16.
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Note that /iyiyimf teşekkür ederim/ in the dialog is two phrases. This
sentence thus has two primary stresses. In longer phrases (of which we
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/231/ and /31/ intonation contours.
Each phrase has a pattern of its own. Usually the /3/ coincides
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There is also an extra-high pitch, /4/ replacing /3/, usually associ-
Ordinary spelling uses commas, periods and the like, but these are
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ated with negatives, questions and exclamations.
Ordinary spelling uses commas, periods and the like, but these are