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Terms of address in Turkish pet-directed speech: Questionnaire vs. spontaneous production results.

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Title: Terms of address in Turkish pet-directed speech: Questionnaire vs. spontaneous production results.
Authors: Nihan Ketrez, F.1 nihan.ketrez@bilgi.edu.tr
Source: Language & Communication. Jul2024, Vol. 97, p34-44. 11p.
Subject Terms: Morphemics, Epithets, Pet owners, Acquisition of data, Turkish language
Abstract: Terms of address in Turkish spontaneous pet-directed speech and those reported by the same pet-owners in questionnaires were compared with a focus on the proportion of diminutive and hypocoristic morphemes attached to various types of bases in order to see whether different data collection methods revealed different patterns of language use. The results showed that pet owners used diminutive and hypocoristic morphology along with the possessive marker in their spontaneous interactions to express endearment. While hypocoristic forms occurred with similar frequency in both sets of data, pet owners were less likely to report diminutives in their questionnaire responses although they used them in their spontaneous interactions. This is attributed to the use of diminutives to express the type of empathy, which could be easier to establish in spontaneous face-to-face communication. This attribution correctly predicted that stigmatized inverse address forms, as well, were rare in questionnaire responses. • A novel contribution to the study of the asymmetrical nature of communication between pets and pet-owners. • One of rare studies on pet-directed speech in Turkish, a non-European language. • One of rare morphopragmatics studies on diminutives and hypocoristics in Turkish. • A comparison of two sets of data and methods of data collection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Terms of address in Turkish spontaneous pet-directed speech and those reported by the same pet-owners in questionnaires were compared with a focus on the proportion of diminutive and hypocoristic morphemes attached to various types of bases in order to see whether different data collection methods revealed different patterns of language use. The results showed that pet owners used diminutive and hypocoristic morphology along with the possessive marker in their spontaneous interactions to express endearment. While hypocoristic forms occurred with similar frequency in both sets of data, pet owners were less likely to report diminutives in their questionnaire responses although they used them in their spontaneous interactions. This is attributed to the use of diminutives to express the type of empathy, which could be easier to establish in spontaneous face-to-face communication. This attribution correctly predicted that stigmatized inverse address forms, as well, were rare in questionnaire responses. • A novel contribution to the study of the asymmetrical nature of communication between pets and pet-owners. • One of rare studies on pet-directed speech in Turkish, a non-European language. • One of rare morphopragmatics studies on diminutives and hypocoristics in Turkish. • A comparison of two sets of data and methods of data collection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:02715309
DOI:10.1016/j.langcom.2024.04.004