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• Χατζηδάκη, Ασπασία
• Ξενικάκη, Ιωάννα

The present paper presents the results of a questionnaire survey conducted among 118 adolescents of immigrant origin in the town of lerapetra, Crete, with a view to examining their bilingual development and patterns of language use. Results indicate that while Greek seems to be the subjects' dominant language, the ethnic languages are reportedly developed to satisfactory levels, even with regard to literacy skills. They are also quite frequently used in a number of leisure activities for a large portion of our sample. Moreover, they are used quite extensively with members of family and peer networks, although Greek undoubtedly gains ground among younger speakers. Such findings suggest that although language shift remains a distinct possibility, further research is needed within and between various ethnic communities in order to investigate variations in attitudes towards and, basically, practices with regard to ethnic language maintenance.

• Languages and Literature

• Γλωσσολογία
• Εκπαίδευση

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