KORECE SÖZCÜKLERİN ANLAM İLİŞKİLERİ YÖNÜNDEN TÜRKÇE SÖZCÜKLERLE KARŞILAŞTIRMALI ANALİZİ

One of the most important things in foreign language acquisition is vocabulary. Vocabulary acquisition is a life-long process both in native and foreign languages. In a foreign language, one does not have huge problems in communicating without a thorough knowledge of the grammatical rules; yet, the speaker cannot convey his intentions to the listener(s) without required vocabulary. For this reason, the majority of problems in foreign language acquisition stems from an inadequacy of vocabulary. Korean is a highly rich language in terms of vocabulary. Polysemy, synonymy and homophony are common element of it. Besides, there are trademark aspects of Korean vocabulary that distinguishes it from many other languages. Words indicating respect, those of Chinese origin, other words having the same spelling and meaning though they have the same pronunciation are some of the signs of the idiosyncrasy of Korean language.The richness of vocabulary in Korean language causes huge problems for the learners of it as a foreign language. The true and efficient vocabulary acquisition of Korean language is only possible through a thorough knowledge of the word formations and semantic relations. Thus, the aim of this article is to analyze the word formations in Korean in detail and, then, to compare and contrast them with Turkish words in terms of semantic relations. As the starting point of this comparison, Turkish students who are learning Korean as a foreign language will be focused.