Compiling the First Spoken Corpus for Turkish Youth Talk: Overview of the Corpus and Methodological Issues
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| Title: | Compiling the First Spoken Corpus for Turkish Youth Talk: Overview of the Corpus and Methodological Issues |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Esranur Efeoglu-Özcan (ORCID |
| Source: | Australian Review of Applied Linguistics. 2026 49(1):58-86. |
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| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 29 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Turkish, Speech Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Adolescents, Audio Equipment, Interaction, Friendship, High School Students, Native Speakers, Socioeconomic Status, Individual Characteristics, Transcripts (Written Records) |
| Geographic Terms: | Turkey |
| DOI: | 10.1075/aral.25007.efe |
| ISSN: | 0155-0640 1833-7139 |
| Abstract: | This paper addresses issues related to the design and compilation of the first spoken corpus of youth talk in an under-represented language in corpus linguistics, Turkish. Designed to offer a maximally representative sample of Turkish youth talk, the Corpus of Turkish Youth Language (CoTY) is a 168,748-token specialised corpus within the single register of informal, naturally occurring and spontaneous interaction exclusively among friends. The speakers are Turkish-speaking youth aged 14 to 18 from diverse socio-economic backgrounds in Türkiye. In this paper, the issues that surfaced during corpus design and construction are presented, with a discussion and justification of the methodological choices in relation to the long-term project objectives. The corpus contributes to the field as a valuable resource and tool for cross-linguistic youth language research. As an overarching fundamental goal, the project also aims to expand on the cumulative linguistic and methodological knowledge in spoken corpus design and construction. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1497611 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This paper addresses issues related to the design and compilation of the first spoken corpus of youth talk in an under-represented language in corpus linguistics, Turkish. Designed to offer a maximally representative sample of Turkish youth talk, the Corpus of Turkish Youth Language (CoTY) is a 168,748-token specialised corpus within the single register of informal, naturally occurring and spontaneous interaction exclusively among friends. The speakers are Turkish-speaking youth aged 14 to 18 from diverse socio-economic backgrounds in Türkiye. In this paper, the issues that surfaced during corpus design and construction are presented, with a discussion and justification of the methodological choices in relation to the long-term project objectives. The corpus contributes to the field as a valuable resource and tool for cross-linguistic youth language research. As an overarching fundamental goal, the project also aims to expand on the cumulative linguistic and methodological knowledge in spoken corpus design and construction. |
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| ISSN: | 0155-0640 1833-7139 |
| DOI: | 10.1075/aral.25007.efe |
