Sivrice central dialect

This study consists of the examination of language samples compiled from villages affiliated with the Sivrice district, within the borders of Elazığ province, in terms of form, sound, and vocabulary. In order to determine the dialect features of Sivrice villages, interviews were conducted with 21 different individuals reflecting the dialect features of the region from 14 different villages, and audio recordings were made. During the compilation phase, meticulous adherence to dialect compilation rules was observed, and source individuals who best represented dialect features, were non-literate or had at most elementary education, had no speech defects, were between the ages of 65-70, 15 women and 6 men were preferred. In order to ensure the completeness and integrity of the texts, audio recordings of the compiled conversations were carefully listened to and transcribed into writing, and the opinions of individuals proficient in the local dialect were consulted for the correct form of some words and sounds that were doubted during listening. During the transcription of the conversations, the dialect transcription alphabet determined by the Turkish Language Association was adopted. There is a previous master's thesis by Muhammed Kaymaz titled "Sivrice Region Dialects (Analysis-Text-Dictionary)" regarding the Sivrice dialect. This study differs from the aforementioned other study by selecting monolingual Turkish speakers as source individuals, and this study is limited only to phonetic examination. In this study, the Sivrice dialect is tried to be handled and evaluated accurately and in detail. Keywords: Sivrice, Sivrice Dialect, Compilation, Phonetic