Galician and Irish in the European Context

Attitudes Towards Weak and Strong Minority Languages
2011. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-349-36511-1
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 185 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 254 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities

An exploration of the role of language attitudes and ideologies in predicting the survival prospects of a minority language. The author examines this role through a cross-national comparative analysis of Irish in the Republic of Ireland and Galician in the Autonomous Community of Galicia in north-west Spain.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Rourke, B.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables Introduction Language Attitudes Evolution of Attitudes towards Irish and Galician A New Policy for Ideological Change Effects of Language Policies on Attitudes A Cross National Study of Young People's Attitudes Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

BERNADETTE O'ROURKE lecturers in Spanish and General Linguistics at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. Her main research interests, on which she has published various articles and chapters, are in sociolinguistics and the sociology of language, with a particular focus on minority language issues.