Dilin Evrimi, Evrimin Dili | Caner Kerimoğlu | TEDxHacettepeUniversity
Dilin kökeni, uzun yıllardır bilim dünyasının ilgi odağında olan bir konu. İnsan türü dil yetisini kültür yoluyla mı kazandı, yoksa bu yeti doğuştan gelen 'görünmez bir organ' mıydı? Homo sapiens, dil yeteneğine sahip tek insan türü müydü? Bu tartışmalı alandaki iki ana görüşü bir araya getiren akademisyen Prof. Dr. Caner Kerimoğlu ile dillerin kökenine ve insanın dil becerisine dair büyüleyici bir yolculuğa çıkıyoruz. 1978 yılında İzmir Bornova’da doğdu. Lisans öncesi eğitimini İzmir’in çeşitli okullarında tamamladıktan sonra 1994 yılında Ege Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı bölümüne kaydoldu. Bu bölümden 1998’de mezun oldu. Aynı yıl Ege Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Türk Dili ve Lehçeleri Anabilim Dalı’nda lisansüstü çalışmalarına başladı. 2001’de yüksek lisansını, 2006’da doktorasını tamamladı. 2012'de doçent, 2018'de profesör olan Caner Kerimoğlu, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Türkçe Eğitimi bölümünde öğretim üyesi olarak görev yapmaktadır. Kiplik ve Kip Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı: Türkoloji Öğrencisi İçin Bir Kılavuz Denemesi, Neandertaller Konuşur muydu?: Dilin ve İnsanın Kökenine Bir Yolculuk, Chomsky Darwin'e Karşı: Evrensel Dilbilgisi, Dilin Kökeni ve Evrim Tartışmaları başlıklı kitapların yazarı olan Kerimoğlu’nun çeşitli dergilerde yayımlanmış dilbilim ve Türkçe dilbilgisi ile ilgili makaleleri de bulunmaktadır. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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