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Language Shift and the Politics of Language: The Case of the Celtic Languages of the British Isles.
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Agnew, John A. – Language Problems & Language Planning, 1981
Argues that language shift appears to correlate highly with the development or nondevelopment of political movements based on language issues. Three major Celtic languages are described to illustrate this: Scottish Gaelic, Irish, and Welsh. Degree of politicalness of language issues seems to correlate inversely with the rate of language shift.…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Indo European Languages, Language Attitudes, Language Maintenance
The Territorial Dimension in Language Planning: An Evaluation of Its Potential in Contemporary Wales.
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Williams, Colin H. – Language Problems & Language Planning, 1981
Examines the spatial basis of language planning for the Welsh-speaking regions of the United Kingdom and discusses the relationship between language planning and language rights. Conflict between rights of individuals and rights of groups and between rights of Welsh speakers and those of English speakers are also discussed. (Author/PJM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Civil Rights, English, Geographic Distribution