Language Varieties: Pidgins and Creoles

Yıl 2014, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 2, 114 - 123, 30.01.2015

Fatma Özüorçun

Öz

Abstract: The present paper contains detailed information about the definitions of Pidgins, Creoles, and Lingua Francas. The similarities and the differences between these language varieties are provided with examples and studied thoroughly.Pidgins and Creoles are not important to people who use them but they give crucial information about their identities, for this reason, the paper includes data on this issue.   After the 1930s when linguists realized the importance of Pidgins and Creoles, the people who were using them also became aware of the importance and that they were not bad varieties of languages. The Language Bioprogram Hypothesis is an idea proposed by Bickerton (1984:173) who believes that all humans are born with an innate bioprogram for language. Bickerton supports his hypothesis by providing examples from different parts of the world to show that Pidgins and Creoles share characteristics all over the world even when they come from different linguistic backgrounds.

Keywords: Pidgin, Creole, lingua franca, relexification, language variety

Anahtar Kelimeler

Pidgin, Creole, lingua franca, relexification, language variety

DiL ÇEŞiTLiLiĞi: PIDGINS VE CREOLES

Öz

Bu çalışma basitleştirilmiş karma dil, kırma dil, ve ortak iletişim dillerinin
tanımları hakkında ayrıntılı bilgi içerir. Bu dil çeşitliliklerinin arasındaki
benzerlikler ve farklılıklar örneklerle sunulmuştur ve ayrıntılı biçimde
incelenmiştir. Basitleştitrilmiş karma diller ve kırma diller kullanan kişiler için
önemli değil fakat kimlikleri hakkında önemli bilgiler verirler. Bu sebepten
dolayı yazı bu konu ile ilgili bilgi içerir. 1930’dan sonra, dilbilimciler
basitleştirilmiş karma dillerin ve kırma dillerin önemini fark ettikleri zaman, bu
dilleri kullanan insanlar da bu önemin farkına vardılar ve bunların dilin kötü
çeşitleri olmadıklarını anladılar. Biyoprogram Dil Hipotezi Bickerton
tarafından öne sürülmüş bir düşüncedir ve bütün insanların dil için doğuştan
bir biyoprograma sahip olduğunu savunur. Bickerton (1984:173) bu fikrini
desteklemek için dünyanın çeşitli yerlerinden örnekler sundu ve farklı dilsel
geçmişten gelmiş olsalar bile dünyadaki basitleştirilmiş karma dillerin ve kırma
dillerin tümünün ortak özellikler paylaştıklarını savundu.

Anahtar Kelimeler

basitleştirilmiş karma dil, kırma dil, ortak iletişim dili, yeniden sözcükleşme, dil çeşitliliği

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