Abstract

Turkish speakers in Britain have settled mainly in London and the southeast of the country. This study concerns a much smaller population in the city of Birmingham in the Midlands, and looks at whether Turkish is surviving in the language repertoires of this group of Northern Cypriots. Its members live in a highly multicultural and multilingual city, and language maintenance would not be exceptional. However, despite this fairly positive setting, there are signs that intergenerational transmission of Turkish is not taking place. The reason for this may be the scattered nature of settlement and adults' dispersal in different employment sectors. There are no concentrations in particular industries and areas as in London and the southeast.

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