Frontmatter -- 1. Language death -- 2. The sociolinguistic situation of Manx -- 3. Studies on language and language use in Man -- 4. The formal linguistic development of Manx -- 5. Excursus: Language revival and language maintenance in the Isle of Man -- Bibliography -- Appendix A: Dagbok. Carl J. S. Marstrander's Diary of his visits to the Isle of Man 1929, 1930, and 1933 (translation and text) -- Appendix B: Letters (1-5) for and against the use of Manx -- Appendix C: Census figures for the towns and parishes 1726-1891 -- Appendix D: Maps -- Appendix E: Texts -- Index
Summary
This book looks in some detail into the sociolinguistic and formal linguistic situation which led to the decline and extinction of Manx Gaelic as a community language in the Isle of Man. The formal linguistic aspect concentrates upon developments in the following areas: phonology, morphophonology, morphology, morphosyntax and syntax, idiom and lexicon
