Diction and phonetic on national broadcasting radios in Turkey: Entertainment programs

In radio broadcasting, where speaking along with sound is also important, program hosts attract the attention of listeners by using natural language. The intimate and daily language is most commonly used in entertainment programs. Nowadays, the most preferred type of entertainment programs' hosts have serious responsibilities about using correct Turkish. The purpose of the study is to create awareness on the hosts and audiences due to Turkish diction and phonetics and in the context of the examination of the entertainment programs on national radios in Turkey. In this context, 4 entertainment programs were selected among the most listened radio stations. As a result of the investigations, it was found that the hosts made lots of speech errors. Frequency and intensity of errors were determined. Findings are presented as tables and analyzed in detail, leading to some suggestions in the end.