Department of Linguistics

Dr. Serkan Uygun Delivered a Seminar on "Turkish as a Heritage Language"

08.05.2024

The Department of Linguistics at Istanbul Medeniyet University hosted a seminar on May 8, 2024, as part of their Linguistics Talks series. The event featured Dr. Serkan UYGUN from Bahçeşehir University, who delivered a seminar titled "Morphological Generalization and Processing Patterns in Speakers of Turkish as a Heritage Language."

The event provided a platform for an in-depth examination of the linguistic structure of Turkish. Dr. UYGUN focused on how Turkish has been shaped as a heritage language and its impacts on the language processing of speakers. The presentation explored the morphological structures of Turkish, examining generalization and processing patterns. Attendees had the opportunity to explore both the universal and unique aspects of the language.

The event attracted significant interest from academics and linguistics enthusiasts. Participants discussed the characteristics of Turkish as a heritage language and its linguistic processing mechanisms, gaining new perspectives on the structural and functional features of the language.