New Speakers of Irish in the Global Context: New Revival? (Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism)

by JohnWalsh (Author), Bernadette O ' Rourke (Author)

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2019
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This volume is the first full-length publication to systematically unpack and analyze the linguistic practices and ideologies of new speakers specifically in an Irish language context. The book introduces the theoretical foundations of the new speaker framework as it manifests itself in the Irish setting, describes its historical precedents, and traces its evolution to today. The book then draws upon a rich set of data and research methods, including participant observation, ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and focus group discussions, to examine the new speaker phenomenon in Irish in more detail, looking at new speakers' language practices and usage and the ways in which they position their linguistic identities both within their respective communities and in juxtaposition with native speakers. While the book's focus is on Irish, the volume will contribute to a greater understanding of new speaker practices and ideologies in minority language contexts more generally, making this key reading for students and scholars in sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, language policy and planning, anthropology, and Irish studies.

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This volume is the first full-length publication to systematically unpack and analyze the linguistic practices and ideologies of new speakers specifically in an Irish language context. The book introduces the theoretical foundations of the new speaker framework as it manifests itself in the Irish setting, describes its historical precedents, and traces its evolution to today. The book then draws upon a rich set of data and research methods, including participant observation, ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and focus group discussions, to examine the new speaker phenomenon in Irish in more detail, looking at new speakers' language practices and usage and the ways in which they position their linguistic identities both within their respective communities and in juxtaposition with native speakers. While the book's focus is on Irish, the volume will contribute to a greater understanding of new speaker practices and ideologies in minority language contexts more generally, making this key reading for students and scholars in sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, language policy and planning, anthropology, and Irish studies.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 07 Apr 2019
ISBN 10: 1138243388
ISBN 13: 9781138243385

Author Bio

Bernadette O'Rourke is Professor of Spanish and Sociolinguistics in the School of Management and Languages at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. Her recent publications include Galician and Irish in the European Context (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011). She is also editor of the subseries Small Languages and Small Language Communities within the International Journal of the Sociology of Language. She is Chair of the European COST (European Co-operation in Science and Technology) Action (IS1306) New Speakers in a Multilingual Europe: Opportunities and Challenges. John Walsh is Senior Lecturer in Irish in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the National University of Ireland, Galway. His previous publications include Contests and Contexts: The Irish Language and Ireland's Socio-Economic Development (Peter Lang, 2012). He jointly edited Ag Siul an Bhealaigh Mhoir: Aisti in Omos don Ollamh Nollaig Mac Congail (LeabhairCOMHAR, 2016) and TG4@10: Deich mBliana de TG4 (Clo Iar-Chonnacht, 2008). His first book Dichoimisiunu Teanga: Coimisiun na Gaeltachta 1926 was published in 2002 (Cois Life). He is an active member of the COST (European Co-operation in Science and Technology) network which researches `new speakers' of various languages including Irish.