Gaelic in Contemporary Scotland

Edinburgh University Press

Gaelic in Contemporary ScotlandThe Revitalisation of an Endangered Language\nAuthor(s): Marsaili MacLeod, Cassie Smith-Christmas\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Edinburgh University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edinburgh University Press\nISBN-13: 9781474474672, 978-1474474672\nSynopsis\nFocusing on how people, communities and organisations are doing Gaelic, this book explores the processes and patterns of Gaelic language acquisition, use and management across four key spaces of interaction: the family, the community, educational settings, and in organisations. The contributors adopt an experiential approach to give voice to speakers in a diverse range of communities, both geographically and socially, as the volume illustrates the ways in which the use of Gaelic is changing in the context of increasingly fragmented, networked communities. \nGaelic in Contemporary Scotland provides a range of critical perspectives on existing models for minority language revitalisation and introduce.