Quantity markers in old Anatolian turkish

The subject of this study is to determine the lexical units used to mark quantity in Old Anatolian Turkish. The study focuses on the phonetic and morphological appearances of these markers, their syntactic and co-syntactic features, and the frequency of their usage. The study consists of five sections: introduction, theoretical explanations and related studies, methodology, findings, and conclusion. In the introduction, explanations are provided regarding the aims, significance, and limitations of the study. The section on Theoretical Explanations and Related Studies presents and discusses research on quantity, the concept of quantity in Turkish, the historical periods of Turkish concerning quantity, the ways of marking quantity in Turkish, and the means of indicating definite and indefinite quantities. The methodology section describes the methods used in writing the study and provides information about the study materials. In the fourth section, Findings, the quantity markers identified in the selected works representing Old Anatolian Turkish—Kısās-ı Enbiya, Marzubān-nāme Translation- Destūr-ı Şāhī, and Dede Korkut Book 1-2—are examined, classified, and their appearances and uses in the context of definiteness and indefiniteness are analyzed. In the Conclusion and Recommendations section, the phonological, morphological, semantic, syntactic, and co-syntactic usage characteristics of the identified quantity markers are evaluated, along with their appearances and usage features in the context of definiteness and indefiniteness, as well as their similarities and differences. Keywords: Quantity, definiteness, indefiniteness, Old Anatolian Turkish, markers.