Bilingualism

Abstract

Language, in every nation and among every people, serves as a means of communication and embodies various qualities. The function of language is not limited to being a tool for communication; we also use it to express our thoughts and to argue. Language not only integrates numerous values within itself, but it also serves as a carrier and transmitter of a nation’s or people’s genetic code. In modern society, where economic, political, and cultural relations are widely developed, the study of bilingualism holds a unique place in linguistic theory. Today, the process of socio-economic development around the world causes all nations, whether monoethnic or multiethnic, to interact with other peoples and nations. Like other processes, bilingualism is also considered one of the forms of the emergence and development of language. In ancient times, tribes, clans, and peoples were constantly in communication and maintained relations with each other. Sometimes, however, stronger ethnic groups conquered weaker ones through the attacks of neighboring tribes or peoples. In such cases, the people living in the occupied territory were forced to speak the language of the conquering people. Thus, bilingualism arose among those people, and over time, language codes changed. We can take the Turks as an example. As we know, the Turks are considered one of the largest and oldest peoples in the world