Greek as a Heritage Language in Germany
Research on heritage languages (HLs) has expanded considerably within the last 10 years worldwide. Despite the large waves of migration from Greece to other countries in Europe, the Americas, and Australia within the 20th century, research on Greek as an HL is still in its infancy. The present paper...
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| description | Research on heritage languages (HLs) has expanded considerably within the last 10 years worldwide. Despite the large waves of migration from Greece to other countries in Europe, the Americas, and Australia within the 20th century, research on Greek as an HL is still in its infancy. The present paper focuses on Greek as an HL in Germany. It starts with demographic information on the basis of official census data about the number of Greeks with a migration background who currently live in Germany. Then, it thematically presents 18 published studies to date that report on how Greek develops as an HL in children and adults in Germany and the acquisition of phonetics/phonology, morphosyntax, syntactic complexity, and narrative production. Several studies address the role of internal and external factors, the role of literacy, and the role of language proficiency and language dominance, as well as the effects of cross-linguistic influence between German and Greek. The paper concludes with a critical discussion of the literature and a reflection about open questions and directions for future research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e886a1b2cfaf4cf08c4f5cd86aa362b62024-12-27T14:35:40ZengMDPI AGLanguages2226-471X2024-12-0191237010.3390/languages9120370Greek as a Heritage Language in GermanyAngelika Golegos0Theodoros Marinis1Department of Linguistics, University of Konstanz, 78464 Konstanz, GermanyDepartment of Linguistics, University of Konstanz, 78464 Konstanz, GermanyResearch on heritage languages (HLs) has expanded considerably within the last 10 years worldwide. Despite the large waves of migration from Greece to other countries in Europe, the Americas, and Australia within the 20th century, research on Greek as an HL is still in its infancy. The present paper focuses on Greek as an HL in Germany. It starts with demographic information on the basis of official census data about the number of Greeks with a migration background who currently live in Germany. Then, it thematically presents 18 published studies to date that report on how Greek develops as an HL in children and adults in Germany and the acquisition of phonetics/phonology, morphosyntax, syntactic complexity, and narrative production. Several studies address the role of internal and external factors, the role of literacy, and the role of language proficiency and language dominance, as well as the effects of cross-linguistic influence between German and Greek. The paper concludes with a critical discussion of the literature and a reflection about open questions and directions for future research.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/9/12/370Greekheritage languageGermanyadultschildrenmorphosyntax |
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| title | Greek as a Heritage Language in Germany |
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| title_short | Greek as a Heritage Language in Germany |
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| topic | Greek heritage language Germany adults children morphosyntax |
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