New gaelic speakers in Nova Scotia and Scotland : heritage, motivation and identity / Stuart S. Dunmore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunmore, Stuart S., author.

Series:

Histories of the Scottish Atlantic.

Histories of the Scottish Atlantic Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motivation in adult education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2025]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Exploring the motivations, practices and ethnolinguistic identities of new Gaelic speakers.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Acknowledgements

1. Gaelic and Gaels in Scotland and Nova Scotia: A Historical and Contemporary Account

2. Language, Ethnicity and Identities: A Conceptual Frame

3. Gaelic Language Ideologies in Scotland and Nova Scotia: An Ethnographic Introduction to the Research Sites

4. New Gaelic Speakers’ Language Acquisition and Use

5. Contrasting Gaelic Identities: Heritage, Language Ideologies and Motivation

6. Quantitative Perspectives on New Gaelic Speakerhood in Scotland and Nova Scotia

7. New Worlds: Transatlantic Gaeldom and Twenty-first-century Linguistic Practice

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-4744-9164-2

1-4744-9165-0