Kanak Sprak
Encyclopedia
Kanak Sprak is a German
sociolect
created by Turkish male youth in Germany in late 1980s. The sociolect is named almost uniformally this way after the book Kanak Sprak (1995) by German Turkish author Feridun Zaimoğlu
. Its name means roughly "Kanake-talk", referring to the word Kanake
, which is used originally as a pejorative and a will to reclaim it.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
sociolect
Sociolect
In sociolinguistics, a sociolect or social dialect is a variety of language associated with a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc....
created by Turkish male youth in Germany in late 1980s. The sociolect is named almost uniformally this way after the book Kanak Sprak (1995) by German Turkish author Feridun Zaimoğlu
Feridun Zaimoglu
Feridun Zaimoğlu is a German author and visual artist of Turkish origin.Zaimoğlu has developed since 1995 to have become one of the important poets of contemporary German language...
. Its name means roughly "Kanake-talk", referring to the word Kanake
Kanake
Kanake is a derogatory word used in German-speaking countries for immigrants and foreigners. Originally common as "Kanakermann" among 19th century mariners to refer to comrades from the South Pacific , and carrying a connotation of praise for their seafaring abilities, it was in the 1960s...
, which is used originally as a pejorative and a will to reclaim it.