Intergenerational Language Use and Acculturation of Turkish Speakers in Four Immigration Contexts

Immigrant integration dominates the social, political, and scientific agendas of immigrant-receiving countries. Integration requires mutual co-ordinated efforts of both the host and immigrant groups. This book presents a macro level perspective on language maintenance, shift and acculturation orientations of Turkish immigrants in major immigration contexts, namely, Australia, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. The findings show a close relationship between the integration ideology, policies and practices of the receiving societies and the acculturation outcomes of immigrants. Intergenerational differences in language use and choice as well as acculturation orientations of Turkish immigrants in the four national contexts have serious implications for policy makers and researchers.

List of contents

Acculturation - Linguistic assimilation - Cultural change - Integration ideologies of immigration societies - Language maintenance and shift - Ethnic identity - Religious orientations - Turkish immigrants in Australia, France, Germany and the Netherlands

About the author

Kutlay Yämur is Professor of Language, Identity and Education in the Department of Culture Studies, University of Tilburg. He studied and served at different universities around the globe: Australia, France, the Netherlands and Turkey.

Product details

• Authors: Kutlay Ya¿mur, Kutlay Yagmur
• Assisted by: Jürgen Erfurt (Editor)
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9783631663707
• ISBN: 978-3-631-66370-7
• No. of pages: 340
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 29 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 590 g
• Illustrations: 140 Abb.
• Series: Sprache, Mehrsprachigkeit und sozialer Wandel. Language. Multilinguism and Social Change. Langue, multilinguisme et changement social; Pearson Studium - IT; Sprache, Mehrsprachigkeit und sozialer Wandel. Language. Multilinguism and Social Change. Langue, mu; Sprache, Mehrsprachigkeit und sozialer Wandel. Language. Multilinguism and Social Change. Langue, multilinguisme et changement social; Sprache, Mehrsprachigkeit und sozialer Wandel. Language. Multilinguism and Social Change. Langue, mu; Sprache, Mehrsprachigkeit und sozialer Wandel / Language, Multilingualism and Social Change / Langue, multilinguisme et changement social
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Romance linguistics / literary studies