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Converging and Diverging Stances on Target Revival Varieties in Collateral Languages: The Ideologies of Linguistic Variation in Irish and Manx Gaelic
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Ó Murchadha, Noel; Ó hIfearnáin, Tadhg – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2018
Language revival often retains founding overt beliefs rooted in an ideological commitment to a specific language because of its role as the authentic, legitimate cultural vehicle of a distinct people. Revival is thus the reinstatement of cultural distinctiveness based on traditional language. Revivalists have afforded traditional language…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Irish, Language Maintenance, Native Speakers
Changes in Celtic-Language-Speaking Populations of Ireland, The Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales from 1891 to 1991.
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Mate, Ian – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1997
Brings together the Census data from 1891 to 1991 on the numbers of Irish, Manx, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh speakers in all part of the British Isles, with the exception of England. Concentrates on changes in the age structure of the Celtic-language-speaking populations as well as on the percentage of people speaking the language. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Census Figures, Foreign Countries, Irish