The vocabulary of Nazan Bekiroğlu's novel "Between the Name and Fire"

This paper aims to explore Nazan Bekiroğlu's choice of vocabulary in her novel "Between The Name and Fire" (Turkish: İsimle Ateş Arasında). As a point of focus, the defining as well as the scope of words and vocabulary have been looked at. The minute elements of (this) vocabulary have been described in detail. These elements as they exist throughout the novel (i.e. loanwords, reduplication, idioms, terminology, expressions) have been traced. The lexical nature of this vocabulary within the context of the novel has been studied. The corresponding page numbers from the novel of the sentences within which the expressions mentioned in this paper exist have been given. In sum, what has been extracted from this novel is the Turkish language's rich breadth of idiom and expression. The unique lexical elements of this novel -of which lack in a great many resource- will contribute much to the Turkish language.