Bilingualism and social relations : Turkish speakers in north western Europe

This book examines the multilingual practices of Turkish-speaking adolescents in North Western Europe. It explores how the speakers use their different languages for a wide range of purposes such as saving face, showing respect or getting their way, but that these skills are almost never taken into account by the majority societies. Contents Linguistic Construction and Negotiation of Social Relations Among Bilingual Turkish-speaking Adolescents in North-western Europe Mixed Language Varieties of Migrant Adolescents and the Discourse of Hybridity Cultural Orientation and Language use among Multilingual Youth Groups: ‘For me it is like we all speak one language The Creation and Administration of Social Relations in Bilingual Group Work Language Choice as a Power Resource in Bilingual Adolescents’ Conversations in the Danish Folkeskole Power Relationships, Interactional Dominance and Manipulation Strategies in Group Conversations of Turkish-Danish Children Adolescents Involved in the Construction of Equality in Urban Multicultural Settings Languaging Among Fifth Graders: Code-switching in Conversation 501 of the Køge Project

Studies of the multilingual practices of Turkish speaking adolescents in North Western Europe. The speakers use their different languages for a wide range of purposes: getting their way, creating a comfortable atmosphere, saving face, being polite, showing respect, showing disrespect, scolding, and in many other ways to administer their social relations. The skills demonstrated by the young speakers are almost never taken into account by the majority societies.