Transition as a focus within language maintenance research
Wellington Iraqi refugees as an example
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4179432 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ayman Tawalbeh (0009-0002-9112-9565, Victoria University of Wellington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 2018 |
| Issue | 251 |
| Pages | 179-202 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl-2018-0011 |
| OpenAlex | W2800898511 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 25 |
Most current language maintenance and shift research has focused on investigating immigrants' experiences and attitudes in their host countries only. Recent research has shown that additional insights can be gained from a multi-perspective approach to language maintenance that includes "spatio-temporal" frames. Transit experiences (representing extra spaces and multiple phases) offer important information which has been overlooked in most language maintenance and shift research. Drawing on a data set of 30 semi-structured interviews with Wellington Iraqis and 13 with Iraqi refugees preparing to move to New Zealand from their transit point in Jordan, this article argues for the significance of transit experiences to language maintenance research. Analysis of the data suggests the significance of transit experiences in explaining the variations in Iraqis' linguistic preferences and competencies and elucidates differences in language ability, use and attitude between older and younger generations. The data provides evidence for the importance of transition as a focus within language maintenance and shift study
Focus group · Immigration · Language shift · Linguistics · Political science · Public relations · Refugee · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Multilingual Education and Policy
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Medium request
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |