LANGUAGE ATTRITION AND CODE-SWITCHING AMONG KURDISH PEOPLE LIVING IN SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA OF TURKEY

Language is in the process of change in the course of time. Most of the languages have taken several steps of modifications by changing or by borrowing words. Kurdish language like other languages in the world passed through a number of stages until reaches the present position. We can see different words in Kurdish language which were borrowed from different languages , such as, Persian, English, Turkish and Arabic. The aim of this study is to examine the first language attrition, code-switching words from Turkish to Kurdish. Owing to geographical influence and being neighbor of each other, Kurdish language has taken a good deal of Turkish words. There are numerous causes behind availability of Turkish words in Kurdish language