An Ethnolinguistic Portrayal of the Arabic-Speaking Orthodox Christian Community of Antakya, Turkey

Özgür KÖSE; H. Sezgi SARAÇ; Arda ARIKAN

Makale detayları

An Ethnolinguistic Portrayal of the Arabic-Speaking Orthodox Christian Community of Antakya, Turkey

Yazarlar:

Özgür KÖSE | H. Sezgi SARAÇ | Arda ARIKAN

Dergi:

The Journal of Mesopotamian Studies 2017 Vol.2 Issue 2, pp.143-158

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2017

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000666608

Özet:

 


Results of the last census in Turkey showed that the total number of Arabic speaking population was 1.20% that is 5% less than the results of the 1960 census. One third of all Arabic speakers in Turkey reside in Antakya (Antioch). Although the population of the Arabic speaking communities in Turkey is in decline, research is needed to understand to what extent such linguistic change occurs. Hence, the purpose of this study is to study the status of the use of Arabic among Arabic-Speaking Orthodox community of Antakya while investigating the factors contributing to a possible shift from Arabic to Turkish. Fifty members of an Orthodox Christian Church established in Antakya participated in the study by answering a five-point Likert scale that was translated into Turkish and Arabic and was given to the participants in both languages. Results show that almost all participants find their reading and writing skills in Arabic weak or very weak and participants’ language skills in Turkish have started to be stronger across all generations as younger generations use Arabic less successfully. Results also imply that Arabic language is threatened rather than it is well maintained when our results are considered from an intergenerational perspective.   




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Makale detayları

An Ethnolinguistic Portrayal of the Arabic-Speaking Orthodox Christian Community of Antakya, Turkey

Yazarlar: Özgür KÖSE | H. Sezgi SARAÇ | Arda ARIKAN

Dergi: The Journal of Mesopotamian Studies 2017 Vol.2 Issue 2, pp.143-158

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 8/2017

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000666608

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Özgür KÖSE | H. Sezgi SARAÇ | Arda ARIKAN

Dergi:

The Journal of Mesopotamian Studies 2017 Vol.2 Issue 2, pp.143-158

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2017

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000666608