Bilingualism and Social Relations - Turkish Speakers in North Western Europe

Informationen zum Autor J. Normann Jørgensen is at the Department of Nordic, University of Copenhagen. His research interests are sociolinguistics with special emphasis on bilingualism, youth language and their importance for language variation. He has published widely on the field of bilingual research. Klappentext This book examines the multilingual practices of Turkish-speaking adolescents in North Western Europe. It explores how the speakers use their different languages for a wide range of purposes such as saving face, showing respect or getting their way, but that these skills are almost never taken into account by the majority societies.

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• Authors: J Normann J¿rgensen, J. Normann Jorgensen
• Assisted by: J. Normann J?rgensen (Editor), Jorgensen (Editor), Dr J. Normann Jorgensen (Editor), J. Normann Jorgensen (Editor), J Normann Jørgensen (Editor), J. Normann Jørgensen (Editor), Dr J. Normann Jrgensen (Editor)
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.01.2004
• EAN: 9781853596506
• ISBN: 978-1-85359-650-6
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 260 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Pädagogik, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Education / Teaching, EDUCATION / Bilingual Education