D\u0130L\u0130N K\u00d6KEN\u0130 ARAYI\u015eLARI I: D\u0130L\u0130N K\u00d6KEN\u0130YLE \u0130LG\u0130L\u0130 AKADEM\u0130K TARTI\u015eMALAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Search for the Origin of Language I: Academic Controversies on the Origin of Language<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Caner KER\u0130MO\u011eLU Giri\u015f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0130leti\u015fim yaln\u0131zca insana \u00f6zg\u00fc bir \u00f6zellik de\u011fildir. Yunuslar, ar\u0131lar gibi t\u00fcrde\u015flerine bilgi aktarabilen ba\u015fka canl\u0131lar oldu\u011funu biliyoruz. Ancak insan dili \u00e7ift eklemlilik ve s\u00f6zdizimi gibi temel nitelikleriyle di\u011fer ileti\u015fim bi\u00e7imlerinden ayr\u0131l\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Peki insan dili nas\u0131l do\u011fmu\u015f olabilir? Di\u011fer ileti\u015fim bi\u00e7imlerinden kendisini ay\u0131ran \u00f6zelliklere nas\u0131l kavu\u015fmu\u015ftur? \u0130nsan\u0131n t\u00fcr olarak geli\u015fimi ile insan dilinin geli\u015fimi aras\u0131nda bir ili\u015fki var m\u0131d\u0131r? Bu gibi sorulara cevap vermek kolay de\u011fildir. Belki de bilimin en zor problemi dilin k\u00f6kenidir (Christiansen-Kirby 2003b). Belki de dilin k\u00f6keni hi\u00e7bir zaman bilinemeyecektir (Lenneberg 1967, Lewontin 1998). Ancak bu zorluk bilim adamlar\u0131n\u0131 daha da kam\u00e7\u0131lam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r dersek yan\u0131lm\u0131\u015f olmay\u0131z.\u00d6zellikle yirminci y\u00fczy\u0131l\u0131n ikinci yar\u0131s\u0131ndan itibaren bilim d\u00fcnyas\u0131nda dilin k\u00f6keni ile ilgili yo\u011fun ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar yap\u0131lmaya ba\u015flanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. \u0130lki 1996\u2019da Edinburgh\u2019ta yap\u0131lan Evolution of Language <\/em>(Evolang) konferanslar\u0131yla alana ilgi daha da artm\u0131\u015f, bir anlamda 1866\u2019da Paris\u2019te getirilen yasaktan y\u00fcz y\u0131l\u0131 a\u015fk\u0131n bir s\u00fcre sonra dilin evrimi ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar\u0131 \u201cr\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcn\u00fc ispat\u201d etmi\u015ftir (Fitch 2002).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bu \u00e7al\u0131\u015fma dilin evrimi literat\u00fcr\u00fcndeki temel tart\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131n \u00f6zetlenmesi amac\u0131n\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131maktad\u0131r. Dilin k\u00f6kenini hangi bilim dallar\u0131n\u0131n ara\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131, ilgili tart\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131n hangi noktalarda yo\u011funla\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131, hangi isimlerin \u00f6n plana \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131\u011f\u0131, teori ve hipotezlerin dayanaklar\u0131 gibi konular \u00fczerinde durarak alana ilgi duyacak ara\u015ft\u0131rmac\u0131lar\u0131n ihtiya\u00e7 duyaca\u011f\u0131 temel bilgileri sunmak yaz\u0131n\u0131n hedefidir1. Ancak son bilimsel tart\u0131\u015fmalara ge\u00e7meden \u00f6nce konuyla ilgili T\u00fcrkiye\u2019de ve d\u00fcnyadaki daha \u00e7ok spek\u00fclasyona dayal\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fleri hat\u0131rlatman\u0131n konunun bilimsel bir dayana\u011fa oturmas\u0131n\u0131n a\u015famalar\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6rmek bak\u0131m\u0131ndan yarar\u0131 olabilir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Dil Ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar\u0131, Bahar 2016\/18: 47-84<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n