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1 online resource (365 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of tables; List of maps; A note on place-names; Preface; Acknowledgements and sources; Part 1. Background; 1. Irish before 1800; 2. Irish in the nineteenth century: from collapse to the dawn of revival; 3. The twentieth century: survival, revival, and metamorphosis; Part 2. Locating the living language; 4. The uses and snares of official language statistics; 5. Gaeltachtai of Ulster; 6. Gaeltachtai of Connacht (Connaught); 7. Gaeltachtai of Monster; 8. Gaeltachtai of Leinster |
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9. Nua-Ghaeltachtai? New Gaeltachts? Irish in the Galltachtl English-speaking IrelandPart 3. Can Irish survive?; 10. Aids to survival; 11. Causes of decline; 12. Irish as a West European minority language: some comparisons; 13. Conclusion; Appendices; 1. Glossary of Irish terms; 2. Some problems in the rendering and identification of Irish place-names in the Gaeltachtaí; 3. Gaeltacht national schools 1981-2 and 1985-6: numbers and proportions of pupils in receipt of grant (deontas) under the Irish-speaking Scheme (Scéim Labhairt na Gaeilge) |
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4. Estimates of effective Irish-speaking populations, basedon national census statistics 1981, with adjustments based on deontas figures 1985-65. Gaeltacht summary, by county Gaeltachtaí; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Using a blend of statistical analysis with field survery among native Irish speakers, Reg Hindley explores the reasons for the decline of the Irish language and investigates the relationships between geographical environment and language retention. He puts Irish into a broader European context as a European minority language, and assesses its present position and prospects |
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Print version record |
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Irish language -- History
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Irish language -- Revival.
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Linguistic minorities -- Europe
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Miscellaneous.
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Irish language
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Irish language -- Revival
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Linguistic minorities
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135084127 |
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1135084122 |
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