The dialect of Uşak Eşme

The importance of dialect studies for the historial course of the Turkish language is an undeniable fact. Dialect research in Turkey started in the 19th century and many academic studies have been carried out since then. However, there are still places with dialects that have not been visited or examined. Today, as well as the developing technological, social, cultural and similar developments, eventually, dialects tend to deteriorate and disappear. For this reason, researchers continue to work on collecting and recording dialects without being lost and transferring them to future generations. This thesis has been prepared in order to contribute to Turkish dialectology studies. In this study, the dialect characteristics of the villages of Eşme district of Uşak province were examined. The interviews with 58 source people were recorded by visiting 28 villages of Eşme and the recorded interviews were transcribed with transcription marks. Study; It consists of introduction, phonics, morphology, sentence knowledge, conclusion, texts and dictionary sections. In the introduction section, information about the subject, purpose, scope and method of the research is explained, and information such as the history, geography and climate of Eşme is included. In the phonetics and morphology sections, the phonetic and morphological features of the regional dialect that are different from the standard usage were determined and the necessary examinations were made. Sentence types are mentioned in the sentence knowledge section. In the conclusion section, the distinctive features determined as a result of examining the data obtained about the dialect of the region were evaluated. In the texts section, materials compiled from 58 reference people are transcribed with transcription marks and numbered. In the dictionary section, words reflecting the vocabulary of Eşme dialect are included, based on the texts compiled from the district dialect. Finally, a bibliography section containing the sources used in this study has been added. Key Words: Eşme, Dialect, Phonetics, Morphology, Syntax