GAELIC LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION CONCEPTS AND CHALLENGES IBD

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Based on research in Scotland and Nova Scotia, the papers in this collection focus on a number of interconnected themes, including language ideologies and affective stances about what it means to be a Gaelic speaker, media discourses of Gaelic language death and revitalization, the intersection of neoliberalism and minority language revitalization, the theoretical frameworks of Reversing Language Shift (RLS) and communities of practice as they apply to Gaelic language revitalization efforts, and issues of power and knowledge in research and representation of Gaelic communities. Essays include the author&rsquo,s previously published articles and book chapters spanning the period 2005&ndash,2013, as well as three previously unpublished papers. Suitable for undergraduate and graduate-level courses in linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, Celtic studies, and education.&ldquo,I&rsquo,m glad that a new volume strong on Gaelic survival, persistence, and revitalization is now on offer, with due emphasis on social setting and social factors. Congratulations [to the author] on bringing such a strong body of work out in a form where it can be appreciated as a whole.&rdquo, á&mdash,Dr. Nancy C. Dorian, Professor Emerita of Linguistics, Bryn Mawr CollegeáTABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction xiPart 1:á Knowledge and Representation á11 Sociolinguistic ethnography of Gaelic communities á32 Research and representation: Gaelic and Uist á43Part 2:á Discourses of Death and Revitalization á593 Discourses of death and denigration: Ethnolinguistic differentiation and the ideology of contempt á614 &ldquo,Gaelic doomed as speakers die out&rdquo,? The public discourse of Gaelic language death in Scotland á 955 Language revitalization discourses as metaculture: Gaelic in Scotland from the 18th to 20th centuries á115Part 3:á Neoliberalism and Language Revitalization á1496 Neoliberal discourses of Gaelic language revitalization: The &ldquo,Gaelic economy&rdquo, and &ldquo,rocketing spending&rdquo, á1517 Neoliberalism and minority language planning in the Highlands of Scotland á179Part 4: Language Ideologies and Affect á1978 Ideology, affect, and socialization in language shift and revitalization: The experiences of adults learning Gaelic in the Western Isles of Scotland á1999 Ideologies and experiences of literacy in interactionsâÇ¿between adult Gaelic learners and first-language Gaelic speakers in Scotland á24510 Working at &ldquo,9 to 5&rdquo, Gaelic: Speakers, context, and ideologies of an emerging minority language register á267Part 5:á New Speakers and Reversing Language Shift á28511 Gaelic revitalization efforts in Nova Scotia: Reversing Language Shift (RLS) in the 21st century á28712 &ldquo,Ile ga Bruidhinn&rdquo,: A community-based Gaelic dialect revitalization proposal á315References á333Index á365