Abstract
Individually and collectively, the chapters in this collection offer empirically rich and compelling insights into the modern Gaelic community and language planning initiatives. The cases examined here have shed light on the complex processes and patterns of Gaelic language acquisition, use and management across a range of spaces of interactions: in the community, in public organisations and in educational settings. Gaelic continues to be classified as ‘definitely endangered’ in the UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger (Moseley 2010) on account of weak intergenerational transmission of Gaelic in the home. The contributions here clearly illustrate, however, that the decline...
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Gaelic in Contemporary Scotland |
| Subtitle of host publication | The Revitalisation of an Endangered Language |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Chapter | 12 |
| Pages | 173-182 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781474420662 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781474474672 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |