Πελεκανή Χρύσω & Ελένη Κυρατζή
Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου & Υπουργείο Παιδείας και Πολιτισμού
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Abstract This research presents the conversational profile of Turkish speaking children living in a mixed (Greek/Turkish speaking area) neighborhood at Limassol, Cyprus. Linguistic interference occurs (from Turkish to Greek only) and the latter is analyzed in relation to the orthography, morphology, historical and social-cultural background of the Turkish Cypriot speaking community in Cyprus. Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, has always been a multilingual society. For over four hundred years the two main languages of the island have been Greek and Turkish. Turkish-Cypriots and Greek-Cypriots met each other in the streets, but seldom in the schools. Prior to the independence of Cyprus from Great Britain in 1960, the schools were mainly monolingual. The Greek language had a place in the Turkish-Cypriots’ educational system during some periods in history. Until recent years, the majority of Turkish-Cypriots have had communicative competence in Greek. In contrast, there have been very few Greek-Cypriots who had communicative competence in Turkish. According to the Cyprus constitution in 1960, there are two formal languages in Cyprus, Greek and Turkish. Before the Turkish Army took over illegally the North part of Cyprus, the two communities could maintain their ethnic languages through formal schooling. The Greek Cypriot community maintained their language through teaching and learning at Greek monolingual schools and Turkish-Cypriot minority community maintained their ethnic language in their own schools. However, due to the contact interaction between Turkish and Greek Cypriots, there were numerous cases of Turkish words used by Greeks and Greek phrases used by Turkish Cypriots (Papapavlou 2005). The linguistic situation in the island changed dramatically after 1974, when the two communities were forced to live apart for at least three decades. Communication between the Turkish and Greek Cypriot communities was established again in 2003 after the two communities were allowed to circulate in the island under restrictions. The fact that the learning of other languages is happening to the detriment of the learning of Greek among Turkish-Cypriots makes the integration of the two main cultural groups of Cypriots more difficult. Keywords: language contact, linguistic interference, transfer, Turkish Cypriots
Πελεκανή Χρύσω & Ελένη Κυρατζή
Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου & Υπουργείο Παιδείας και Πολιτισμού
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... more Πελεκανή Χρύσω & Ελένη Κυρατζή Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου & Υπουργείο Παιδείας και Πολιτισμού
Abstract This research presents the conversational profile of Turkish speaking children living in a mixed (Greek/Turkish speaking area) neighborhood at Limassol, Cyprus. Linguistic interference occurs (from Turkish to Greek only) and the latter is analyzed in relation to the orthography, morphology, historical and social-cultural background of the Turkish Cypriot speaking community in Cyprus. Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, has always been a multilingual society. For over four hundred years the two main languages of the island have been Greek and Turkish. Turkish-Cypriots and Greek-Cypriots met each other in the streets, but seldom in the schools. Prior to the independence of Cyprus from Great Britain in 1960, the schools were mainly monolingual. The Greek language had a place in the Turkish-Cypriots’ educational system during some periods in history. Until recent years, the majority of Turkish-Cypriots have had communicative competence in Greek. In contrast, there have been very few Greek-Cypriots who had communicative competence in Turkish. According to the Cyprus constitution in 1960, there are two formal languages in Cyprus, Greek and Turkish. Before the Turkish Army took over illegally the North part of Cyprus, the two communities could maintain their ethnic languages through formal schooling. The Greek Cypriot community maintained their language through teaching and learning at Greek monolingual schools and Turkish-Cypriot minority community maintained their ethnic language in their own schools. However, due to the contact interaction between Turkish and Greek Cypriots, there were numerous cases of Turkish words used by Greeks and Greek phrases used by Turkish Cypriots (Papapavlou 2005). The linguistic situation in the island changed dramatically after 1974, when the two communities were forced to live apart for at least three decades. Communication between the Turkish and Greek Cypriot communities was established again in 2003 after the two communities were allowed to circulate in the island under restrictions. The fact that the learning of other languages is happening to the detriment of the learning of Greek among Turkish-Cypriots makes the integration of the two main cultural groups of Cypriots more difficult. Keywords: language contact, linguistic interference, transfer, Turkish Cypriots
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Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου & Υπουργείο Παιδείας και Πολιτισμού
Abstract
This research presents the conversational profile of Turkish speaking children living in a
mixed (Greek/Turkish speaking area) neighborhood at Limassol, Cyprus. Linguistic
interference occurs (from Turkish to Greek only) and the latter is analyzed in relation to the
orthography, morphology, historical and social-cultural background of the Turkish Cypriot
speaking community in Cyprus. Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, has
always been a multilingual society. For over four hundred years the two main languages of
the island have been Greek and Turkish. Turkish-Cypriots and Greek-Cypriots met each other
in the streets, but seldom in the schools. Prior to the independence of Cyprus from Great
Britain in 1960, the schools were mainly monolingual. The Greek language had a place in the
Turkish-Cypriots’ educational system during some periods in history. Until recent years, the
majority of Turkish-Cypriots have had communicative competence in Greek. In contrast,
there have been very few Greek-Cypriots who had communicative competence in Turkish.
According to the Cyprus constitution in 1960, there are two formal languages in Cyprus,
Greek and Turkish. Before the Turkish Army took over illegally the North part of Cyprus, the
two communities could maintain their ethnic languages through formal schooling. The Greek
Cypriot community maintained their language through teaching and learning at Greek
monolingual schools and Turkish-Cypriot minority community maintained their ethnic
language in their own schools. However, due to the contact interaction between Turkish and
Greek Cypriots, there were numerous cases of Turkish words used by Greeks and Greek
phrases used by Turkish Cypriots (Papapavlou 2005). The linguistic situation in the island
changed dramatically after 1974, when the two communities were forced to live apart for at
least three decades. Communication between the Turkish and Greek Cypriot communities
was established again in 2003 after the two communities were allowed to circulate in the
island under restrictions. The fact that the learning of other languages is happening to the
detriment of the learning of Greek among Turkish-Cypriots makes the integration of the two
main cultural groups of Cypriots more difficult.
Keywords: language contact, linguistic interference, transfer, Turkish Cypriots
Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου & Υπουργείο Παιδείας και Πολιτισμού
Abstract
This research presents the conversational profile of Turkish speaking children living in a
mixed (Greek/Turkish speaking area) neighborhood at Limassol, Cyprus. Linguistic
interference occurs (from Turkish to Greek only) and the latter is analyzed in relation to the
orthography, morphology, historical and social-cultural background of the Turkish Cypriot
speaking community in Cyprus. Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, has
always been a multilingual society. For over four hundred years the two main languages of
the island have been Greek and Turkish. Turkish-Cypriots and Greek-Cypriots met each other
in the streets, but seldom in the schools. Prior to the independence of Cyprus from Great
Britain in 1960, the schools were mainly monolingual. The Greek language had a place in the
Turkish-Cypriots’ educational system during some periods in history. Until recent years, the
majority of Turkish-Cypriots have had communicative competence in Greek. In contrast,
there have been very few Greek-Cypriots who had communicative competence in Turkish.
According to the Cyprus constitution in 1960, there are two formal languages in Cyprus,
Greek and Turkish. Before the Turkish Army took over illegally the North part of Cyprus, the
two communities could maintain their ethnic languages through formal schooling. The Greek
Cypriot community maintained their language through teaching and learning at Greek
monolingual schools and Turkish-Cypriot minority community maintained their ethnic
language in their own schools. However, due to the contact interaction between Turkish and
Greek Cypriots, there were numerous cases of Turkish words used by Greeks and Greek
phrases used by Turkish Cypriots (Papapavlou 2005). The linguistic situation in the island
changed dramatically after 1974, when the two communities were forced to live apart for at
least three decades. Communication between the Turkish and Greek Cypriot communities
was established again in 2003 after the two communities were allowed to circulate in the
island under restrictions. The fact that the learning of other languages is happening to the
detriment of the learning of Greek among Turkish-Cypriots makes the integration of the two
main cultural groups of Cypriots more difficult.
Keywords: language contact, linguistic interference, transfer, Turkish Cypriots