Comparative syntactic analysis of Sevinç Çokum's Novels When the Crescent Appears and August Virgo

Language is a tool that aims to communicate with people through words or signs to express their feelings and thoughts, and to transmit the culture of a society to the next generations. Language consists of words, word groups and sentences. The studies on syntax are what examine and reveal these. Syntax is a sub-branch of grammar that examines the sentence structure of a language and determines the relationships established between words. The best way to understand and express the Turkish language is to increase the number of studies on syntax. The aim of this study is to reveal Sevinç Çokum's unique syntax rules based on her works Hilal Görününce and Ağustos Başağı. In this study, the syntax of Sevinç Çokum's works "Hilal Görününce and Ağustos Başağı" was examined, based on the classification in Leyla Karahan's Works titled Turkish Syntax analyzing and Özkan-Sevinçli's Syntax Analyzing in Turkey Turkish This study consists of "summary, introduction, four main sections, conclusion and bibliography. In the first section, Sevinç Çokum's life, literary personality and the summary of her novels Hilal Görününce and Ağustos Başağı are given. In the second section, information is given about word groups and each word group is examined separately. In the third section, the elements of the sentence are given under six main headings; examples are given in detail based on the examined works. In the fourth section, sentence types are discussed under four subheadings and these headings are explained with examples. Key Words: Sevinç Çokum, Turkish Language, Syntax Analyzing, Hilal Görününce, Ağustos Başağı. Quantity of Page: I-XVI+163 Supervisor: Doç. Dr. Veysi SEVİNÇLİ