Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
Editor and Book Reviews Editor: John Edwards (St Francis Xavier University, Canada)
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Volume: 19 Number: 4 Page: 263–281
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The Effect of Dominant Discourses on the Vitality of Judeo-Spanish in the Turkish Social Context
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Mary Altabev
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This study examines Judeo-Spanish in the light of language death/shift/revival theories (Dorian, 1981; Dressler, 1988; Dressler & Wodak-Leodolter, 1977; Fishman, 1991; Gal, 1979). It focuses on the
Turkish Jews living in Istanbul who form the largest Jewish community in Turkey. Judeo-Spanish came into close contact with Hebrew, French, Turkish and, recently, English. The analysis focuses on the dominant
Eurocentric discourse each language carried and their influence on the present linguistic situation in the Turkish Jewish community.
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