The Meaning changes beginning from old Turkish to old Anatolian Turkish

ABSTRACT In this study, were examined the meaning changes beginning from old Turkish to old Anatolian Turkish. In Introduction, in which examined the theory of this study, was formed six section. In first section, was given information about historical period between old Turkish and old Anatolian Turkish. In second section, was explained briefly linguistics as the starting point of semantics and, language as the beginning of linguistics. In third section was examined the semantics, the history of semantics, meaning, semantic field, concept, conceptual field, signification in Turkish, denotation, connotation, development manners of connotations. In fourth section was examined meaning events which affect meaning changes. There are metaphore, metonymy, polysemy, synonymy, homonymy and context. In fifth section was examined the concept of meaning changes, and was tried to determine the types of them. This types are semantic restriction, specialisation, semantic extension, generalization, metaphorication, synedoche, ellipsis, taboo, argot, semantic transfer, melioration, pejoration. In sixth section was examined the causes, time and development of semantic changes. In the main chapter of this thesis was examined the words which were exposed semantic changes. Words was classified according to the types of meaning changes and taking note of principles which were explained in the Introduction chapter.