Self-reported bilingual outcomes and language acculturation among descendants of Turkish immigrants in France, Germany and the Netherlands

This study looked in detail at the management of language diversity among the descendants of Turkish immigrants and their families of origin in France, Germany and the Netherlands. I took a sociological approach to the use of self-reported language proficiency in early adulthood as an indicator of linguistic self-esteem (Bourdieu, 1991; Fishman 1991; Brizić, 2006; Norton, 2006). Approaching reported language outcomes as a consequence of collective processes, I aimed to understand the extent to which linguistic self-esteem in each of the three countries was associated to other variables, both l... Mehr ...