@article{oai:icu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00005248, author = {Günay, Baran}, issue = {18}, journal = {ICUWPL}, month = {Mar}, note = {In standard Turkish, there is an undefined form of the optative mood marker, which is close to being standardized. In this study, I aim to show that this optative mood marker only surfaces in the first person singular and plural forms only contrary to its standard counterpart, and to show that the optative mood marker paired with past markers are both overtly and covertly the alternative forms while facilitating the use of a simple reverse engineering method, based on the linear order of the TAM markers in Turkish. I claim that alternative form behaves exactly like the standard form. Inferring from the results of the reverse engineering method, I also claim that these results further support the assumption that first person singular and plural optative paradigms are not transparent (Kahnemuyipour & Kornfilt, 2006).}, pages = {73--79}, title = {The Unknown Properties and Uses of the Optative Marker –(y)A in Turkish}, year = {2022} }