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HOST COUNTRY LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AMONG FIRST-GENERATION YAGLIDERE IMMIGRANTS IN THE USA AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE TURKISH LANGUAGE IN SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS VIA SOCIAL NETWORKS

Yıl 2024, Sayı: 41, 83 - 99, 09.11.2024
https://doi.org/10.20427/turkiyat.1367324

Öz

This article investigated the effect of the social networks of Yaglidere Turkish immigrants on language acquisition and the maintenance of heritage languages by successive generations in the USA. The study was conducted in the cities of Patterson and Burlington between January 2018 and July 2018. This research used qualitative research methods to analyze ethnographic interviews and participant observations. Data were collected using participant observation and informal talks with immigrants conducted in different informal settings such as participants’ houses, their restaurants, and other cafes in Burlington and Paterson. The interviews lasted from 40 to 90 minutes. Questions were open-ended and focused on the role of social networks in the acquisition of English language skills. In order to analyze the resulting data, the audio recordings were transcribed and translated into English. The interviews were first transcribed into Microsoft Word files and then imported into Maxqda, a software program for qualitative analysis, where the data were coded for study. The results indicated that even though social networks have destructive effects among first-generation immigrants, they have undeniable constructive effects on language maintenance in other generations. So, what is destructive for the first generation turns into constructive for the other generations.

Kaynakça

  • Chiswick, B., & Miller, P. (1994). Language Choice among Immigrants in a Multi-Lingual Destination. Journal of Population Economics, 7(2), 119-131.
  • Chiswick, B., & Miller, P. (1996). Ethnic Networks and Language Proficiency Among Immigrants. Journal of Population Economics, 9(1), 19-35.
  • Clyne, M., & Kipp, S. (2006). Australia’s Community Languages. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2006(180), 7-21.
  • Drever, A. I., & Hoffmeister, O. (2008). Immigrants and Social Networks in a Job‐Scarce Environment: The Case of Germany. International Migration Review, 42(2), 425-448.
  • Evans, M. D. (1986). Sources of Immigrants’ Language Proficiency: Australian Results with Comparisons to the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America. European Sociological Review, 2(3), 226-236.
  • Garip, F., & Asad, A. L. (2016). Network Effects in Mexico-US Migration: Disentangling the Underlying Social Mechanisms. American Behavioral Scientist, 60(10), 1168-1193.
  • Kaya, I. (2009). Identity Across Generations: A Turkish American Case Study. Middle East Journal, 63(4), 617-632.
  • Ke, J., Gong, T., & Wang, W. S. (2008). Language Change and Social Networks. Communications in Computational Physics, 3(4), 935-949.
  • Knight, J., Thompson, A., & Lever, J. (2017). Social Network Evolution During Long-Term Migration: A Comparison of Three Case Studies in the South Wales Region. Social Identities, 23(1), 56-70.
  • Massey, D.S., Alarcon, R., Durand, J, and Gonzalez, H. (1987). Return to Aztlan: The Social Process of International Migration from Western Mexico. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • Matsumoto, K., & Britain, D. J. (2009). The Role of Social Networks in Understanding Language Maintenance and Shift in Post -Colonial Multilingual Communities- The Case of the Republic of Palau in the Western Pacific.
  • Milroy, L. (1987). Language and Social Networks (2. ed.). Oxford: B. Blackwell.
  • Stoessel, S. (2002). Investigating the Role of Social Networks in Language Maintenance and Shift. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 93-132.
  • Veltman, C. (1983). Language Shift in the United States. Berlin: Mouton.
  • Zhang, D. (2012). Co-ethnic Network, Social Class, and Heritage Language Maintenance Among Chinese Immigrant Families. Journal of Language, Identity & Education, 11(3), 200-223.
  • Zhang, D. & Slaughter-Defoe, D. T. (2009). Language Attitudes and Heritage Language Maintenance among Chinese Immigrant Families in the USA. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 22(2), 77-93.

ABD’DEKİ BİRİNCİ NESİL YAĞLIDERE TÜRK GÖÇMENLERİNİN ÜLKE DİLİ EDİNİMİ VE DİĞER NESİLLERDE SOSYAL AĞLAR YOLUYLA TÜRK DİLİNİN DEVAM ETTİRİLMESİ

Yıl 2024, Sayı: 41, 83 - 99, 09.11.2024
https://doi.org/10.20427/turkiyat.1367324

Öz

Bu makale, ABD’de Yağlıdere Türk göçmenlerinin sosyal ağlarının dil edinimi ve miras dillerin gelecek nesillere aktarılması üzerindeki etkilerini araştırmaktadır. Araştırma, Ocak 2018 ile Temmuz 2018 tarihleri arasında Patterson ve Burlington şehirlerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada, nitel araştırma yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada kullanılan başlıca veri toplama yöntemleri, etnografik görüşmeler ve katılımcı gözlemleridir. Veriler, Burlington ve Paterson'daki katılımcıların evleri, restoranları ve kafeleri gibi farklı gayri resmi ortamlarda göçmenlerle gerçekleştirilen katılımcı gözlem ve gayri resmi görüşmeler kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Görüşmeler, 40 ile 90 dakika arasında sürmüş ve İngilizce dil becerilerinin kazanılmasında sosyal ağların rolüne odaklanan açık uçlu sorular kullanılmıştır.
Verilerin analiz edilebilmesi için ses kayıtları yazıya dökülerek İngilizceye çevrilmiştir. Görüşmeler, önce Microsoft Word dosyalarına daha sonra nitel analiz için yazılım programı olan Maxqda’ya aktarılmış ve burada veriler, çalışma için kodlanmıştır. Sonuçlar, sosyal ağların birinci nesil göçmenler arasında yıkıcı etkileri olmasına rağmen diğer nesillerde dilin sürdürülmesinde yadsınamaz yapıcı etkileri olduğunu göstermektedir. Böylece ilk nesil için yıkıcı olan şey, diğer nesiller için yapıcı olabilmektedir.

Kaynakça

  • Chiswick, B., & Miller, P. (1994). Language Choice among Immigrants in a Multi-Lingual Destination. Journal of Population Economics, 7(2), 119-131.
  • Chiswick, B., & Miller, P. (1996). Ethnic Networks and Language Proficiency Among Immigrants. Journal of Population Economics, 9(1), 19-35.
  • Clyne, M., & Kipp, S. (2006). Australia’s Community Languages. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2006(180), 7-21.
  • Drever, A. I., & Hoffmeister, O. (2008). Immigrants and Social Networks in a Job‐Scarce Environment: The Case of Germany. International Migration Review, 42(2), 425-448.
  • Evans, M. D. (1986). Sources of Immigrants’ Language Proficiency: Australian Results with Comparisons to the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America. European Sociological Review, 2(3), 226-236.
  • Garip, F., & Asad, A. L. (2016). Network Effects in Mexico-US Migration: Disentangling the Underlying Social Mechanisms. American Behavioral Scientist, 60(10), 1168-1193.
  • Kaya, I. (2009). Identity Across Generations: A Turkish American Case Study. Middle East Journal, 63(4), 617-632.
  • Ke, J., Gong, T., & Wang, W. S. (2008). Language Change and Social Networks. Communications in Computational Physics, 3(4), 935-949.
  • Knight, J., Thompson, A., & Lever, J. (2017). Social Network Evolution During Long-Term Migration: A Comparison of Three Case Studies in the South Wales Region. Social Identities, 23(1), 56-70.
  • Massey, D.S., Alarcon, R., Durand, J, and Gonzalez, H. (1987). Return to Aztlan: The Social Process of International Migration from Western Mexico. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • Matsumoto, K., & Britain, D. J. (2009). The Role of Social Networks in Understanding Language Maintenance and Shift in Post -Colonial Multilingual Communities- The Case of the Republic of Palau in the Western Pacific.
  • Milroy, L. (1987). Language and Social Networks (2. ed.). Oxford: B. Blackwell.
  • Stoessel, S. (2002). Investigating the Role of Social Networks in Language Maintenance and Shift. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 93-132.
  • Veltman, C. (1983). Language Shift in the United States. Berlin: Mouton.
  • Zhang, D. (2012). Co-ethnic Network, Social Class, and Heritage Language Maintenance Among Chinese Immigrant Families. Journal of Language, Identity & Education, 11(3), 200-223.
  • Zhang, D. & Slaughter-Defoe, D. T. (2009). Language Attitudes and Heritage Language Maintenance among Chinese Immigrant Families in the USA. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 22(2), 77-93.
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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil İngilizce
Konular Göç Sosyolojisi
Bölüm Araştırma Makaleleri
Yazarlar

Emine Yalçın Özcan 0000-0003-3777-2912

Douglass,s Massey 0000-0002-0109-522X

Yayımlanma Tarihi 9 Kasım 2024
Gönderilme Tarihi 27 Eylül 2023
Yayımlandığı Sayı Yıl 2024 Sayı: 41

Kaynak Göster

APA Yalçın Özcan, E., & Massey, D. (2024). HOST COUNTRY LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AMONG FIRST-GENERATION YAGLIDERE IMMIGRANTS IN THE USA AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE TURKISH LANGUAGE IN SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS VIA SOCIAL NETWORKS. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları (HÜTAD)(41), 83-99. https://doi.org/10.20427/turkiyat.1367324

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