F. Nihan Ketrez

F. Nihan Ketrez is a Professor in Linguistics at Istanbul Bilgi University's Department of English Language and Literature. Her primary research focuses on child language acquisition with special emphasis on Turkish morpho-syntactic development and psycholinguistics.

• Participant in the Crosslinguistic Project on Pre- and Protomorphology in Language Acquisition (University of Vienna/Austrian Academy of Sciences)
• Local collaborator for the Leibniz Dream project

Her research explores:

• Second language word formation strategies
• Morphopragmatics in Turkish address terms
• Metalinguistic awareness in Turkish language learning
• Cross-cultural naming practices (pets, children's books)

Recent publications analyze:

• L2 English morphology patterns
• Translation challenges in linguistic art
• Developmental stages of Turkish syntax
• Cultural significance in pet naming conventions