Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turkiyat Mecmuasi, cilt.35, sa.1, ss.357-376, 2025 (Scopus)
In contemporary linguistics, language is recognised not only as means of communication, but also as the cultural codes of nations. One of these cultural codes is winged expressions. The expression “winged words” first appeared in Homer’s “The Iliad” and “Odyssey” epics. The term became a linguistics term, referring to commonly used expressions derived from literary works and historical sources. The sources of winged expressions in languages are generally literary works and phrases derived from folk narratives such as proverbs, idioms and fairy tales. Nowadays, however, winged expressions can be used in language because of expressions from popular novels, films, and TV series as well as speeches by well-known people such as actors and political figures. These expressions, adopted by native speakers, become ingrained in the language and form stable expressions that are understood by both native speakers and those with a profound knowledge of their culture. This study investigates whether the term, which has been analyzed within phraseology in Russian linguistics, can be applied to the Turkish language. Therefore, theories from Russian linguistics have been used to seek answers to the question of whether there are or could be winged expressions in the Turkish language.