Gaelic in contemporary Scotland : the revitalisation of an endangered language /

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Imprint:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2018.
Description:	xv, 186 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Scottish Gaelic language -- Usage. Linguistic minorities -- Scotland. Scottish Gaelic language -- Social aspects. Endangered languages -- Scotland.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11768561

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Other authors / contributors:	MacLeod, Marsaili, editor. Smith-Christmas, Cassie, 1984- editor.
ISBN:	9781474420655 1474420656 9781474420662 9781474420679
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	The number of young people speaking Gaelic in Scotland is growing for the first time since Census records began but less than half of all Gaelic speakers use Gaelic in the home. This book sets out to explore why. Focusing on how people, communities and organisations are 'doing' Gaelic, this book explores the processes and patterns of Gaelic language acquisition, use and management across four key spaces of interaction: the family, the community, educational settings, and in organisations. The contributors adopt an experiential approach to give voice to speakers in a diverse range of communities, both geographically and socially, as the volume illustrates the ways in which the use of Gaelic is changing in the context of increasingly fragmented, networked communities. Gaelic in Contemporary Scotland provides a range of critical perspectives on existing models for minority language revitalisation and to introduce fresh ideas for language revitalisation theory. Through its analysis of the interconnections between, and differences within, Gaelic communities, this collection challenges old understandings of the Gaelic community as a single collective identity, making it an invaluable resource for students, lecturers and researchers interested in questions of linguistic diversity, linguistic minorities and language policy and planning.
Other form:	Electronic version: Gaelic in contemporary Scotland. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2018] 9781474420662

Table of Contents:

List of Figures
List of Tables
Notes on Contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. The Language of the Playground: Activists Building Consensus on the Language Policy and Ethos of a New Gaelic Immersion School
3. Mismatches between National and Local Gaelic Development: Cròileagan Dùn Èideann and the Promotion of Gaelic-medium Education
4. Gaelic amongst Schoolchildren: Ideas on Language Change and Linguistic Choices in Gaelic
5. When School is Over and Done With: Linguistic Practices and Sociodemographic Profiles of Gaelic-medium Educated Adults
6. New Speakers of Gaelic: A Historical and Policy Perspective
7. Learning Gaelic in Adulthood: Second Language Learning in Minority Language Contexts
8. Dlùth is Inneach: Charting Language Ideology in the Contemporary Gaelic World
9. Gaelic Language Use in Public Domains
10. Planning for Growth: The Professionalisation of the Taskforce for Gaelic Revitalisation
11. Organisational Language Planning: Gaelic Language Plans in the Public Sector
12. The Future of Gaelic Language Revitalisation in Scotland
Index

Gaelic in contemporary Scotland : the revitalisation of an endangered language /

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