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The plight of three Celtic languages - Welsh, Irish, and Gaelic : what can be done to rescue them? / Keith Hamnett ; foreword by Kennith MacKinnon. [electronic resource]

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hamnett, Keith.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Celtic languages.
Ireland--Languages.
Ireland.
Wales--Languages.
Wales.
Scotland--Languages.
Scotland.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 246 p. )
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Lewiston, N.Y. : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This study examines the current situation of the Celtic languages in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It demonstrates how, over a significant period of time, they shifted under pressure from the domination of English from monolingualism to bilingualism.
Contents:
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The Plight of Three Celtic Lang
Table of Contents
Preface
Commendatory Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Aims, Objectives &amp
Methodology
Chapter 2 - The Irish Language
Chapter 3 - Gaelic in Scotland
Chapter 4 - The Welsh Language
Chapter 5 - What Lessons can be Learned ?
Appendix 1 - Interviews with Leading Politicians in the devolved administrations.
Appendix 2 - Correspondence.
Appendix 3 - Discography.
Bibliography
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-7734-2051-7
OCLC:
779165257

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