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Turkish, in comparison to English, is a language that is less lexically dense. So in this instance; you don't really need to specify anything; but that also mea
by tukantje 2y ago
Turkish, in comparison to English, is a language that is less lexically dense. So in this instance; you don't really need to specify anything; but that also means a lot of sentences _get longer due to said lack of lexical density requiring more words to be used, for clarity's sake and / or heavier reliance on context_. Which follows the cultural lines quite well - Turkish culture is a _high context culture_ whereas English culture is not (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-context_and_low-context_cultures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-context_and_low-context_c...).
- MichaelZuo 2y agoThe high-context culture would seem to be an adaption to the lower lexical density, if that’s the case? e.g. to save on space, paper, writing effort, etc…, Turkish writers have to rely on the reader reading in-between the lines to a greater extent than a similar English writer would in a similar position. And after many generations of writers competing, it simply became the default norm.
- tukantje 2y agoHypothetically it could be; but it is anyone’s guess frankly. Most likely it is multi variate in the end; as it is quite a broad thing.