شێوازی خۆزگەیی لە زمانی کوردیدا لێکۆڵینەوەیەکی وەسفی شیکارییە

Abstract

This paper, which entitled ‘Wishing Style in Kurdish’, is an analysis of some semantic aspects of wishing at the structural level and other levels deemed necessary in the course of analysis. Wishing is considered a way of demanding something. The speaker utilizes this style in normal or literary discourse to express his desire to get something he thinks is unattainable. In other words, he resorts to wishing when he wants to state that he likes something to happen even though it is hard to happen. The reason why we have chosen this topic is that there has not so far been any study in Kurdish dealing with this topic directly and independently.

The data of this study are stories, poems, proverbs, and daily conversations in Central Kurdish. This study follows a descriptive method of analysis.

The paper consists of an introduction, two sections, and conclusion section. The first section reviews and evaluates some previous studies pertaining to wishing style. The second section, which is entitles ‘Definition and Types of Wishing’, deals with the definition, feature, morphemes, styles, and types of wishing from both form and content perspectives.