Language Revitalisation in Gaelic Scotland : : Linguistic Practice and Ideology / / Stuart S. Dunmore.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• VerfasserIn: Dunmore, Stuart S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (196 p.) :; 21 B/W tables

Explores the long-term outcomes of bilingual education and their implications for language revitalisationSurveys the history of Gaelic-medium education in Scotland and the use of Gaelic beyond the classroomSamples 130 participants to examine language practices and attitudes to bilingualismUses an 'ethnography of speaking' approach to explore 46 interviewees' beliefs and ideologies about Scottish GaelicProvides the first in-depth assessment of language use and attitudinal perceptions among adults who received an immersion education in a minority languageGaelic-medium education (GME) has been offered in Scottish primary schools since 1985. 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 GME at primary school. As the first students to have received a bilingual education 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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- 1 Gaelic Scotland: Bilingual Life in the Twenty-First Century? Introduction -- 2 Language, Culture and Identities: Theoretical Perspectives -- 3 Exploring Outcomes of Gaelic-Medium Education: Research Design and Analysis -- 4 Linguistic Practice, Gaelic Use and Language Socialisation: Findings from Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses -- 5 Underlying Language Use: Gaelic Language Ideologies and Attitudes -- 6 Bilingual Life After School? Linguistic Practice and Ideologies in Action -- Bibliography -- Index