{"product_id":"gaelic-language-revitalization-concepts-and-challenges-collected-essays-paperback","title":"Gaelic Language Revitalization Concepts and Challenges: Collected Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily McEwan-Fujita\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased 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the author's previously published articles and book chapters spanning the period 2005-2013, as well as three previously unpublished papers. Suitable for undergraduate and graduate-level courses in linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, Celtic studies, and education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"I'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.\" --Dr. Nancy C. Dorian, Professor Emerita of Linguistics, Bryn Mawr College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003cbr\u003e Part 1: Knowledge and Representation 1\u003cbr\u003e 1 Sociolinguistic ethnography of Gaelic communities 3\u003cbr\u003e 2 Research and representation: Gaelic and Uist 43\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2: Discourses of Death and Revitalization 59\u003cbr\u003e 3 Discourses of death and denigration: Ethnolinguistic differentiation and the ideology of contempt 61\u003cbr\u003e 4 \"Gaelic doomed as speakers die out\"? The public discourse of Gaelic language death in Scotland 95\u003cbr\u003e 5 Language revitalization discourses as metaculture: Gaelic in Scotland from the 18th to 20th centuries 115\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3: Neoliberalism and Language Revitalization 149\u003cbr\u003e 6 Neoliberal discourses of Gaelic language revitalization: The \"Gaelic economy\" and \"rocketing spending\" 151\u003cbr\u003e 7 Neoliberalism and minority language planning in the Highlands of Scotland 179\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 4: Language Ideologies and Affect 197\u003cbr\u003e 8 Ideology, affect, and socialization in language shift and revitalization: The experiences of adults learning Gaelic in the Western Isles of Scotland 199\u003cbr\u003e 9 Ideologies and experiences of literacy in interactions\u2028between adult Gaelic learners and first-language Gaelic speakers in Scotland 245\u003cbr\u003e 10 Working at \"9 to 5\" Gaelic: Speakers, context, and ideologies of an emerging minority language register 267\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 5: New Speakers and Reversing Language Shift 285\u003cbr\u003e 11 Gaelic revitalization efforts in Nova Scotia: Reversing Language Shift (RLS) in the 21st century 287\u003cbr\u003e 12 \" le ga Bruidhinn\" A community-based Gaelic dialect revitalization proposal 315\u003cbr\u003e References 333\u003cbr\u003e Index 365\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 396\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45667450880102,"sku":"9781988747378","price":46.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/WTJ0R214L2NHWG0yY3RxRmU5WlZTdz09.webp?v=1779997823","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/gaelic-language-revitalization-concepts-and-challenges-collected-essays-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}