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Exploring the Language Policy of a Turkish-Greek Transnational Family in the UK

Birleşik Krallıktaki Türk-Yunan Ulusötesi Bir Ailenin Dil Politikasının İncelenmesi

Elif Ay Kaya(ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY)0000-0003-1978-2893
İsmail Yaman(ONDOKUZ MAYIS ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-1323-4909
Pages
89–105
Publication Date
2025-05-12
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The findings indicated that this family made great efforts to pass on their heritage languages and their ideologies were in accordance with their practices and management strategies.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aimed to ascertain the family language policies of a multilingual and transnational family in the United Kingdom (UK) with respect to their efforts to pass down their heritage languages to their children within the framework suggested by Spolsky (2004).
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Key Findings & Data:The findings indicated that this family made great efforts to pass on their heritage languages and their ideologies were in accordance with their practices and management strategies.
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Conclusion & Impact:Furthermore, the results demonstrated that family language policies were not the sole factor in successfully shaping children’s multilingual development as the effect of sibling interaction and child agency were also of great importance.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:2004 Verileri
⚙️Variables:aile dil politikası · miras diller · Türkçe

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This study aimed to ascertain the family language policies of a multilingual and transnational family in the United Kingdom (UK) with respect to their efforts to pass down their heritage languages to their children within the framework suggested by Spolsky (2004). The paper simultaneously makes an effort to draw attention to their children's attitudes, preferences, and identities concerning their heritage languages (Turkish-Greek) and the dominant language, English. To this end, a case study research design was used to get deep insights into this family’s language views, practices, and language management techniques, as well as to present an in-depth analysis of the problem. The case of the study included a Turkish-Greek transnational family living in the UK and the data were obtained through online semi-structured interviews with the family members. The findings indicated that this family made great efforts to pass on their heritage languages and their ideologies were in accordance with their practices and management strategies. Furthermore, the results demonstrated that family language policies were not the sole factor in successfully shaping children’s multilingual development as the effect of sibling interaction and child agency were also of great importance.

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Bu çalışma, Spolsky'nin (2004) önerdiği çerçevede, Birleşik Krallıkta yaşayan çokdilli ve ulusötesi bir ailenin, anadillerini çocuklarına aktarma çabalarına ilişkin aile dil politikalarını tespit etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma aynı zamanda bu ailenin çocuklarının ana dillerine (Türkçe-Yunanca) ve baskın dil İngilizce’ye ilişkin tutumlarına, tercihlerine ve benliklerine dikkat çekmeye çalışmaktadır. Bu amaçla, ailenin dillere ilişkin görüşleri, uygulamaları ve yönetim teknikleri hakkında derinlemesine bilgi edinmek ve sorunun derinlemesine bir analizini sunmak için araştırma tasarımı olarak durum çalışması kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın durumu Birleşik Krallıkta yaşayan Türk-Yunan ulusötesi bir aileyi kapsamaktadır ve veriler aile üyeleriyle yapılan yarı yapılandırılmış çevrimiçi görüşmeler yoluyla elde edilmiştir. Bulgular, bu ailenin miras dillerini aktarmak için büyük çaba sarf ettiğini ve ideolojilerinin uygulamaları ve yönetim stratejileriyle uyumlu olduğunu göstermiştir. Ayrıca sonuçlar, aile dil uygulamalarının çocukların çok dilli gelişimini başarılı bir şekilde şekillendirmede tek faktör olmadığını, kardeş etkileşiminin ve çocuk inisiyatifinin etkisinin de büyük önem taşıdığını göstermiştir.

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Kaya, E. A., Yaman, İ. (2025). Exploring the Language Policy of a Turkish-Greek Transnational Family in the UK. Dil Araştırmaları, Cilt: 19 Sayı: 36, 89–105. https://doi.org/10.54316/dilarastirmalari.1481410

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