Gaelic in Contemporary Scotland : : The Revitalisation of an Endangered Language / / Marsaili MacLeod, Cassie Smith-Christmas.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: MacLeod, Marsaili,; Smith-Christmas, Cassie,
• MitwirkendeR: Armstrong, Timothy,; Bell, Susan,; Birnie, Ingeborg,; Carty, Nicola,; Christmas, Cassie,; Dunbar, Robert,; Dunmore, Stuart,; MacLeod, Kirstie,; MacLeod, Marsaili,; Macleod, Michelle,; McConville, Mark,; McLeod, Wilson,; Munro, Gillian,; NicLeòid, Sìleas,; Taylor, Iain,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)

New perspectives on the use and acquisition of a minority languageThe 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.The first in-depth investigation of Gaelic based on sociolinguistic analysis Draws on the latest scholarship and expertise developed by the Soillse research network for Gaelic revitalisation Offers fresh perspectives from notable early career scholars together with internationally recognised experts in small language revitalization

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- Contributors -- 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