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Gaelic in Contemporary Scotland : The Revitalisation of an Endangered Language by Marsaili MacLeod; Timothy Armstrong; Susan Bell; Ingeborg Birnie; Nicola Carty; Cassie Christmas; Robert Dunbar; Stuart Dunmore; Kirstie MacLeod; Michelle Macleod; Mark McConville; Wilson McLeod; Gillian Munro; Sìleas NicLeòid; Cassie Smith-Christmas; Iain Taylor is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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## New perspectives on the use and acquisition of a minority language The 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

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Author

Marsaili MacLeod; Timothy Armstrong; Susan Bell; Ingeborg Birnie; Nicola Carty; Cassie Christmas; Robert Dunbar; Stuart Dunmore; Kirstie MacLeod; Michelle Macleod; Mark McConville; Wilson McLeod; Gillian Munro; Sìleas NicLeòid; Cassie Smith-Christmas; Iain Taylor

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781474420655

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Language Learning, Performing Arts, Literary Fiction