Word groups in Orhan Kemal's story book named Ekmek Kavgası

Language is the most efficient way for communication as well as it is a cultural and a national identificatory. Depending on this particular feature of language, nations have always tried to protect their national identity through their language. In the 20th century, Swedish scientist Ferdinand De Saussure helped language to become an indipendent research field; thereafter studies on language has accelarated all over the World. In today's science world, studies regarding language are carried out both in the frame of above mentioned socio-cultural aspects and the rules determined by linguistics. The Turkish language is an agglutinative language which is a member of Altaic languages family. One of the main factors creating a meaning in Turkish is that the words come together through certain suffixes and shape sentences. In those sentences, words groups, which includes two or more words that came together based on certain rules, contitutes an importance. What words an author chooses in his/her universe of discourse can be determined by analysing word groups in his/her work. In this thesis, the word groups in Orhan Kemal's "Ekmek Kavgası", in which it includes stories named Revir Meydancısı Yusuf, Mahalle Bekçisi Ali, Köpek Yavrusu, Ekmek, Sabun ve Aşk, Bir Öksüz Kız Etrafında, Bir Ölüye Dair, Bir İnsan, Teber Çelik'in Karısı, Afaracı Hacı Ali, will be examined. It is aimed to discover some features of Orhan Kemal's universe of discourse with reference to the word groups used frequently by the author. Key Words: Orhan Kemal, Ekmek Kavgası, Word Groups, Syntax