Introduction to Special Issue - Kurdish:  A critical research overview

Haig, Geoffrey; Öpengin, Ergin

doi:10.33182/ks.v2i2.397

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“…While TDHS claims to have collected the language learned first in childhood, that is focusing on the "origin" dimension of language (Skutnabb-Kangas, 2008: 86), without a clear explanation some respondents interviewed during the successive surveys may have referred to their current language, which may be different from the one learned first in childhood due to assimilation; or, that the language learned first in childhood may not be identical with that of the parents' first language due to language shift. We do not deny that there is a bijective link between the Kurdish language and the Kurmanji as well as the Zaza population groups both in terms of self-designation as well as outside perception (Haig and Öpengin, 2014), though not all Kurds speak a Kurdish dialect so that knowledge and/or use of the Kurdish language does not necessarily constitute an operational ethnic marker. As Fenton and May (2002: 15) remark language can certainly be "the expression and focus of" ethno-political claims, however, their discussion also reflects the complexities of using language as an ethnic marker and the temporality and relationality of both identity and its markers.…”

Section: Language As a Marker Of Ethnicity In The Turkish Contextmentioning

confidence: 77%

Language shift among Kurds in Turkey: A spatial and demographic analysis

Zeyneloğlu¹,

Sirkeci²,

Civelek³

2016

Kurd. Stud.

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This study explores language shift and interregional migration among Turkey’s Kurdish-origin population using census data as well as TDHS data. First, the geographical retraction of the Kurdish language between 1945 and 1965 is depicted using respective censuses as data sources. Second, patterns of intergenerational language shift and the effects of migration and education on this shift are elaborated utilising 2003 TDHS data and the 2000 Census data. Interregional mobility by birth regions and language concentration across Turkey has also been mapped. The Kurdish population in Turkey appears to be on the verge of near-universal bilingualism prompting concerns about the future of the language.ABSTRACT IN KURMANJIGuherîna zimanî di nav kurdan de li Tirkiyeyê: Nirxandineke mekanî û demografîkEv xebat, bi rêya tehlîlkirina daneyên serjimêriyê û herwiha daneyên TDHSyê, dikeve pey têgihiştina guherîna zimanî û koçberiya nav-herêmî di nav nufûsa kurd-regez a Tirkiyeyê de. Pêşiyê, bertengbûna coxrafî ya zimanê kurdî di navbera 1945 û 1965an de bi rêya tehlîla daneyan hatiye nîşandan. Paşê, awa û qalibên ziman-guheriya ji nifşekî bo nifşê din û tesîra koçberî û perwerdeyê li ser wê guherînê hatine nirxandin bi rêya bikaranîna daneyên TDHSya 2003yan û serjimêriya 2000an. Herwiha, hereketa mirovan ya ji herêmekê bo herêmeke din li gor herêma wan a jidayikbûnê, û paye û belavbûna zimanan li seranserê Tirkiyeyê hatiye bi nexşekirin. Wisa diyar e ku gelê kurd li Tirkiyeyê li ber duzimaniyeke seranserî ye, ku ev yek fikaran li dor paşeroja zimanî durist dike.ABSTRACT IN SORANI

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Section: Language As a Marker Of Ethnicity In The Turkish Contextmentioning

confidence: 77%

Language shift among Kurds in Turkey: A spatial and demographic analysis

Zeyneloğlu¹,

Sirkeci²,

Civelek³

2016

Kurd. Stud.

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“…In a recent research, Haig and Öpengin identify the Kurdish dialects as Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji), Central Kurdish (Sorani), Southern Kurdish, Gorani, and Zazaki. For each one of these dialects they mention the main sub-dialects [18]. The populations that speak different dialects of the language differ significantly.…”

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“…Despite having the same root, Kurdish dialects grammatically differ from each other. The differences are vary in terms of grammatical features and the level that they differ [16][17][18]. In some cases the grammatical differences are trivial, while in some others they are considerable.…”

Section: Grammar and Orthographymentioning

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Automatic Kurdish Dialects Identification

Hassani

Medjedovic

2016

Computer Science &Amp; Information Technology ( CS &Amp; IT )

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Automatic dialect identification is a necessary Language Technology for processing multidialect languages in which the dialects are linguistically far from each other. Particularly, this becomes crucial where the dialects are mutually unintelligible. Therefore, to perform computational activities on these languages, the system needs to identify the dialect that is the subject of the process. Kurdish language encompasses various dialects. It is written using several different scripts. The language lacks of a standard orthography. This situation makes the Kurdish dialectal identification more interesting and required, both form the research and from the application perspectives. In this research, we have applied a classification method, based on supervised machine learning, to identify the dialects of the Kurdish texts. The research has focused on two widely spoken and most dominant Kurdish dialects, namely, Kurmanji and Sorani. The approach could be applied to the other Kurdish dialects as well. The method is also applicable to the languages which are similar to Kurdish in their dialectal diversity and differences.

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“…This polemic is underlined with the question of whether Zazaki is a Kurdish dialect or a distinct language. Most research on Kurdish people identifies Zazaki speakers not as a community in itself, but as part of the Kurdish nation as a given fact (Haig, 2001;Haig & Öpengin, 2014;Hassanpour, 1992;Kaya, 2011;Sheyholislami, 2015). This categorization is not unitarily shared by linguists.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Language, Religion, and Emplacement of Zazaki Speakers

Arslan

2019

J Ethn Cult Stud

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Speakers of the Zazaki language present an ongoing and contested dilemma regarding their relationship and place within mainstream Kurdish identity. Academic scholarship on Zazaki speakers, and more specifically, their identity is not only scarce but often fails to provide a solid discussion on (ethnic) identification processes. The article gives an overview of scholarly research on identity in the context of ethnic membership affiliation and focuses on the case of the Zaza identity, language, religion to problematize the place and sense of belonging of its speakers. As language is the starting point, it is viewed as a key salient factor for the Zazaki identity. This article discusses the relationship between language and identity to examine the claims about whether Zazaki speakers belong to the ethnic category of “Kurd” or just “Zaza”. Faith (Alevism and Sunni Islam) is also identified as a potentially competing factor shaping and defining the Zazaki identity discussion. The article concludes by proposing that we move beyond the simplistic and opposing views of Zazaki speakers as Kurds or as a distinct ethnic group. Instead, the Zazaki case provides a unique opportunity to move beyond strict categorizations of identity influenced by rigid concepts of nationalism and nationhood to a more nuanced understanding on the fluidity of identity among ethno-cultural and/or linguistic minorities and migrant groups in general.

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Introduction to Special Issue - Kurdish: A critical research overview

Cited by 75 publications

References 28 publications

Language shift among Kurds in Turkey: A spatial and demographic analysis

Language shift among Kurds in Turkey: A spatial and demographic analysis

Automatic Kurdish Dialects Identification

Language, Religion, and Emplacement of Zazaki Speakers

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