Türkçede Bulunan Okuma İle İlgili Atasözleri ve Deyimler: Bir İçerik Analizi
Book chapter > Chapter Research Book · 2018
Authors: Şadiye Emet GÜREL, Aslı Ceren ALAÇAM
Current Debates in Gender and Cultural Studies, Chapter Research Book, Ijopec Publication, Other, International, 2018, pp 87-100, United Kingdom
Summary
<p><strong>Abstract </strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Reading is complementary to writing and functions as a uniquely human action. It can be argued that at the root of all human personal and professional development lies writing and reading. Therefore, besides serving to facilitate everyday life since the invention of writing, the act of reading has played an effective role in the formation, accumulation, and transfer of information among generations of the common culture of humankind. A society’s attitudes toward reading, their reading habits and their relationship to reading offers a clue into the level of development of that society. This study aims to reveal the relationship Turkish society has with reading and to analyze this relationship through an analysis of the language. Within the scope of the study, the proverbs and idioms related to reading in Turkish were investigated by means of content analysis. As part of the qualitative research method used for this study, the Dictionary of Proverbs and Idioms prepared by the Turkish Language Association -TDK- was reviewed, and the proverbs and phrases related to reading were identified, with specific categories being created and interpreted. The findings of the research are reflected in the conclusion of the study, where deductions are made regarding the attitude of Turkish society towards reading. The study ends with conclusions on the values of Turkish culture and suggestions for future works.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Key words:</strong> Reading, Culture, Proverb, Idiom, Content analysis.</p>