Gaelic in Contemporary Scotland: The Revitalisation of an Endangered Language

ISBN 10: 1474420656 / ISBN 13: 9781474420655

Published by Edinburgh University Press, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gaelic in Contemporary Scotland: The Revitalisation of an Endangered Language
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474420656
• ISBN 13: 9781474420655
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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 introduces 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.

About the Authors

Marsaili MacLeod is a Lecturer in Gaelic Studies in the School of Language and Literature at the University of Aberdeen.

Cassie Smith-Christmas currently holds a fellowship with the Smithsonian Institution and is a co-principal investigator on the project 'The Intersection of Language and Community in Corca Dhuibhne' as part of the 'Sustaining Minoritized Languages in Europe (SMiLE)' initiative. She is Research Fellow at the National University of Ireland, Galway