Language and Identity among Iranian Immigrants in Israel

Autor/inn/en	Tannenbaum, Michal; Peleg, Galit
Titel	Language and Identity among Iranian Immigrants in Israel
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 41 (2020) 9, S.764-778 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tannenbaum, Michal)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2019.1653884
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Immigrants; Language Maintenance; Language Usage; Indo European Languages; Ethnicity; Acculturation; Psychological Patterns; Dialects; Gender Differences; Geographic Regions; Jews; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Sprachpflege; Sprachgebrauch; Indoeuropäisch; Ethnizität; Akkulturation; Dialect; Dialekt; Geschlechterkonflikt; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden
Abstract	This paper reports on a study that examined patterns of language maintenance and use -- standard Persian as well as dozens of dialects spoken by Jews in provincial towns -- among three generations of Israeli residents of Iranian origin. Issues of identity, acculturation, and the immigration experience were explored through a language prism as well as in light of Israel's assimilatory policy, which was predominantly one of 'Hebrew-only'. The sample included 145 participants from three generations who took part in this qualitative study. All answered open written questions that explored various aspects of language maintenance and immigration, and 34 of them took part in an individual, in-depth, semi-structured interview. Central themes that emerged from the content analysis included close links between emotions and language/dialect issues, clear differences between immigrants from Tehran and those from provincial cities, as well as gender differences. Findings are discussed in light of the relationships between official policy and language maintenance, social and personal implications of language loss, and suggestions for future language policies towards immigrants. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01