The advanced acquisition of orthography in heritage Turkish in Germany

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ID19509539
AuthorsCasey Schroeder (0000-0003-1188-7746, University of Potsdam, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume23
Issue2
Pages251-271
Publication date2020-12-31
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWritten Language & Literacy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1387-6732 • E-ISSN: 1570-6001
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/wll.00043.sch
OpenAlexW3091402168
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited11

The paper investigates Turkish texts from heritage speakers of Turkish in Germany in a pseudo-longitudinal setting, looking at pupils’ texts from the 5th, 7th, 10th and 12th grades. Two types of dynamics are identified in the advanced acquisition 1 of Turkish orthography in the heritage context. One is the dynamic of language contact, where in certain areas of the orthography, we find a re-interpretation of Turkish principles according to the German model. However, this changes as the pupils grow up. The second dynamic is the heritage situation. The heritage situation on one side leads to the establishment of new practices, and it also leads to a higher degree of variability of spelling solutions in those areas, where the orthographic system of Turkish poses challenges to every writer, whether monolingual and growing up in Turkey or heritage speaker. 2

German · Linguistics · Orthography · Spelling · Turkish · Gender Studies in Language · History · Linguistic Education and Pedagogy · Linguistic research and analysis · Philosophy

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