ANALYSIS OF FORMULAIC EXPRESSIONS FORMED BY RELIGION IN THE CONTEXT OF BİR BAŞKADIR TV SERIES

Abstract

Languages cannot be considered separate from the society in which they are spoken. The customs and traditions, life style, religion of a society and its relationship with other societies affect the vocabulary of the language. When Turkish language is analyzed, it is seen that religious expressions are frequently used. These expressions, which are customary to say in certain situations, are known as “formulaic expressions”. In this study, the TV series named “Bir Başkadır”, which reaches a wide audience in a short time, is analyzed in terms of formulaic expressions affected by the factor of religion. The words chosen by the characters and their speaking styles are influenced by their lifestyles. Many formulaic utterances in everyday life are included in the series and they serve as a model about the topic of the study. The aim of this study, which carries qualitative research features, is to analyze the formulaic expressions that are affected by religion in Turkish language and to reveal which situations they are used and what they mean in the fiction of a popular TV series. At the beginning, some information about formulaic expressions is given after explaining the relationship between language and culture. Later on the study, the series is examined through observation; the formulaic expressions in the series are analyzed, divided into groups according to their usage and their meanings are tried to be explained. As a result, it is revealed that the formulaic expressions emerge by being influenced by the elements of religion, culture, and tradition and they are inseparable parts of languages.