LiVVaL Linguaggio e Variazione | Variation in Language

Series | LiVVaL
Edited book | Heritage Languages and Variation
Chapter | Gidecen/Gidecek min/Gidecek misin?

Gidecen/Gidecek min/Gidecek misin?

Where Turkish Cypriots Think Dialect Variation Is Going

Abstract
This study is a first look at the public perception of variation in Cypriot Turkish by young adult Turkish Cypriots. Young adult Turkish Cypriots indicated their opinions on a map and in comments. All asserted that regional variation within Cypriot Turkish does exist, despite ongoing dialect levelling. Variation is primarily attributed to each of the main urban centers of the area and is largely associated with differing positions along the continuum between Cypriot and Standard Turkish. The amount of Greek vocabulary is also identified as a source of variation.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: July 25, 2023 | Accepted: Nov. 16, 2023 | Published July 18, 2024 | Language: en

Keywords VariationCyprusDialectologyTurkishSociolinguistics


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