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Perceived global accent in Turkish heritage speakers in Germany : The impact of exposure and use for early bilinguals

Kupisch, Tanja LU ; Lloyd-Smith, Anika and Stangen, Ilse (2020) p.207-228
Abstract
This chapter is concerned with Turkish heritage speakers (HSs) in Germany, here exemplified by 21 early bilinguals during adulthood who live in Hamburg, North Germany. We introduce the population, report their self-perceived proficiency and propose the Turkish Use Score (TUS) that is based on quantitative aspects of language use (e.g., the number of people Turkish is spoken with) and qualitative ones (e.g., schooling in Turkish). In the remainder of the paper, we focus on the perceived accent of these speakers in German and Turkish, discussing the role of Age of Onset (AoO) in German vs. amount of Turkish use. The results show a strong correlation between Turkish use and perceived nativeness in Turkish, while no role of AoO is evident for... (More)
This chapter is concerned with Turkish heritage speakers (HSs) in Germany, here exemplified by 21 early bilinguals during adulthood who live in Hamburg, North Germany. We introduce the population, report their self-perceived proficiency and propose the Turkish Use Score (TUS) that is based on quantitative aspects of language use (e.g., the number of people Turkish is spoken with) and qualitative ones (e.g., schooling in Turkish). In the remainder of the paper, we focus on the perceived accent of these speakers in German and Turkish, discussing the role of Age of Onset (AoO) in German vs. amount of Turkish use. The results show a strong correlation between Turkish use and perceived nativeness in Turkish, while no role of AoO is evident for accent in either language. Our data further suggested a weak (but non-significant) relation between high Turkish use and sounding more foreign in German. (Less)
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keywords
foreign accent, heritage language, Turkish, age of onset, language use, bilingualism
host publication
Studies in Turkish as a Heritage Language
editor
Bayram, Fatih
pages
22 pages
publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
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  • scopus:85099383379
DOI
10.1075/sibil.60.09kup
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English
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  abstract     = {{This chapter is concerned with Turkish heritage speakers (HSs) in Germany, here exemplified by 21 early bilinguals during adulthood who live in Hamburg, North Germany. We introduce the population, report their self-perceived proficiency and propose the Turkish Use Score (TUS) that is based on quantitative aspects of language use (e.g., the number of people Turkish is spoken with) and qualitative ones (e.g., schooling in Turkish). In the remainder of the paper, we focus on the perceived accent of these speakers in German and Turkish, discussing the role of Age of Onset (AoO) in German vs. amount of Turkish use. The results show a strong correlation between Turkish use and perceived nativeness in Turkish, while no role of AoO is evident for accent in either language. Our data further suggested a weak (but non-significant) relation between high Turkish use and sounding more foreign in German.}},
  author       = {{Kupisch, Tanja and Lloyd-Smith, Anika and Stangen, Ilse}},
  booktitle    = {{Studies in Turkish as a Heritage Language}},
  editor       = {{Bayram, Fatih}},
  keywords     = {{foreign accent; heritage language; Turkish; age of onset; language use; bilingualism}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{207--228}},
  publisher    = {{John Benjamins Publishing Company}},
  title        = {{Perceived global accent in Turkish heritage speakers in Germany : The impact of exposure and use for early bilinguals}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/sibil.60.09kup}},
  doi          = {{10.1075/sibil.60.09kup}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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