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Language maintenance patterns of Turkish immigrant communities in Australia and western Europe: the impact of majority attitudes on ethnolinguistic vitality perceptions.
- Source :
- International Journal of the Sociology of Language; 2004, Vol. 2004 Issue 165, p121-142, 22p, 6 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- This study examines the relationship between language maintenance patterns of Turkish immigrants in two different contexts and their ethnolinguistic vitality perceptions. It appears that mainstream society's attitudes towards the minority groups affect the language maintenance patterns and ethnolinguistic vitality perceptions of the ethnic minority. As documented in this study, Turkish immigrants in Australia have low ethnolinguistic vitality perceptions but their language maintenance is as strong as that of Turkish immigrants in Germany, where Turkish appears to have more vitality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01652516
- Volume :
- 2004
- Issue :
- 165
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of the Sociology of Language
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12449973
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1515/ijsl.2004.001