@article{article_171806, title={IS TURKISH LANGUAGE FACING A THREAT?}, journal={Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi}, pages={173–184}, year={2006}, author={Erdem, S. Defne}, keywords={Türk Dili, İngilizce’nin Türkçe’ye etkisi, Dil sorunları, Dil ve milli kimlik}, abstract={<p>in this paper, the influence of the English language on the Turkish language is dlscussed in terms of lexicııl borrowing. According to Crystal (1997: 137), "there has neuer been a language so widely spread or spoken by so many people as English". Prodromou (1992: 39) also descrlbes English as a language that is essentia/ for lnternatlona/ communication and states that it has a greater influence in mediating a whole range of cultural and cross- cultural concepts today than in the past. in thls sense, Phillipson (1992: 7) malntains that one of the symptoms of the influence of English is linguistic borrowing which includes lexical borrowing. Today, Turkish is clalmed to be a language that is under this influence. Howeuer, the increasing use of English orlgin words (regardless of whether they are British or American) in a Turkish context Is criticised heauily by a conslderab/e number of people in the Turkish society. This paper aims to present the concerns about the Turklsh language which basicly deri ve /rom the re/ation between natlonal ldentity and language and also /rom several communication problems caused by the use of English orlgln words in Turkish.  <br /> </p>}, number={15}, publisher={Selçuk Üniversitesi}