KAVRAMSAL DEĞERLERİ AÇISINDAN "SÖZ, SÖZCÜK VE SÖZCÜK TÜRÜ" TERİMLERİ

One of the problematic and therefore controversial topics of teaching Turkish grammar is the issue of conceptual value of the term “sözcük (word)” and the classification of “sözcük türleri (word class)”. In particular, inability of making complete definition of the term “sözcük (word)”, naming and classification of both lexical morphemes and word forms in grammar books as a “sözcük türü (word class)”, and the inclusion of syntactic components consisting of more than one sözcük (word) into the category of “sözcük türü (word class)” stand out as a serious teaching problem. In this study, in the light of the data obtained through literature review, terms of “söz (word/speech)”, “sözcük (word)” and “sözcük türü (word class)” were adressed in terms of their conceptual values, and the classifications for the usage of “sözcük türü (word class)” were evaluated. According to the data obtained, it is concluded that, because of diminutive structure Turkish language, the term “sözcük (word)” in particular, both the term “sözcük (word)” and the term “kelime (word)” in general are not capable of covering word framework of the Turkish language, and accordingly the “sözcük/kelime”-based word class definitions and classifications, to a great extent, has been and will probably be problematic in terms of applicability. It is stated that a “söz” -based classification and nomenclature will be more accurate instead of “sözcük/kelime” -based one. At the end of the study, a brief “söz”-based trial was made in order to embody our view.