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Turkish-language ability of children of immigrants in Germany: which contexts of exposure influence preschool children's acquisition of their heritage language?
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Abstract A lot of research has been devoted to explaining immigrants' acquisition of the language of the receiving country. However, less attention has been paid to explaining the acquisition of the heritage language among children of immigrants. The most important determinant for young children is exposure ... view more
A lot of research has been devoted to explaining immigrants' acquisition of the language of the receiving country. However, less attention has been paid to explaining the acquisition of the heritage language among children of immigrants. The most important determinant for young children is exposure to the language. Language exposure can occur in various contexts, such as within the family, during preschool, through peers or via media. Our empirical analysis therefore explores which of these contexts is most statistically significant for the acquisition of the heritage language among children of Turkish immigrants. Using data from the project Preschool Education and Educational Careers among Migrant Children, we show that all contexts are important at different age levels but the acquisition of the heritage language is mainly determined by the exposure to it within the family.... view less
Keywords
Turk; immigration; language acquisition; Federal Republic of Germany; multilingualism; education; family; mother tongue; preschool school; course of education; child; preschool age
Classification
Elementary Education Sector
Sociology of Communication, Sociology of Language, Sociolinguistics
Free Keywords
heritage language; exposure; children of immigrants; Turkish immigrants; learning context; language retention
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 1520-1538
Journal
Ethnic and Racial Studies, 38 (2015) 9
DOI
https://doi.org//10.1080/01419870.2015.100564
ISSN
1466-4356
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications