Language Revitalisation in Gaelic Scotland: Linguistic Practice and Ideology

Language Revitalisation in Gaelic Scotland: Linguistic Practice and Ideology
ISBN-10
1474443133
ISBN-13
9781474443135
Category
Education
Pages
196
Language
English
Published
2019-07-17
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Author
Dunmore Stuart S. Dunmore

Description

Situated within the interrelated disciplines of sociolinguistics and sociology of language, this book explores the language use and attitudinal perceptions of a sample of 130 adults who received Gaelic-medium education (GME) at primary school, during the first years of that system's availability in Scotland. As the first students to have attended GME are now in their late 20s and 30s, this volume offers a timely examination of the long-term outcomes of the system in its earliest years, and of the future prospects for Gaelic language maintenance and revitalisation in Scotland.The book presents in-depth discussion and analysis of narratives in order to demonstrate former Gaelic-medium students' present-day relationships to the languages they speak, offering fascinating insights into the possible reasons - historical, ideological and personal - for these relationships. This book presents the first open assessment of the outcomes of Gaelic-medium education in Scotland, and offers suggestions for individuals and policymakers seeking to revitalise languages internationally.

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