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Publication details [#44256]

Wright, Sue and Nur Kurtoğlu-Hooton. 2006. Language maintenance: the case of a Turkish-speaking community in Birmingham. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 181 : 43–56.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

identity negotiation | language and culture | language loss | language loyality | language maintenance

Language as a subject

English, British | Turkish, Cypriot

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/IJSL/html

Annotation

This paper argues that there are signs that intergenerational transmission of Cypriot Turkish in the Turkish-speaking community in Birmingham is not taking place, notwithstanding clear language loyalty. This might be caused by the scattered nature of settlement and adults' employment in different sectors.