Ahmet Karadoğan

Keywords: Turkish, Phonemes, Frequency of Use

Abstract

In this study the frequency of the use of phonemes in Turkish was analysed by focusing on the texts. If we look at the phonemes in Turkish, we see that vocals are mostly used phonemes. Moreover if the propositions of the use of the phonemes in imla Kzlavuzu [= Orthography Guide] and texts are compared, it can be seen that the proportion of the use of some vocals changes. This studyfocuses on the principal reasons of the changes in question.