Galician and Irish in the European Context [electronic resource] : Attitudes Towards Weak and Strong Minority Languages /
O'Rourke, B.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Language Attitudes; 2 Evolution of Attitudes towards Irish and Galician; 3 A New Policy for Ideological Change; 4 Effects of Language Policies on Attitudes; 5 A Cross-National Study of Young People's Attitudes; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-178) and index.
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.
Sociolinguistics.
Comparative linguistics.
Historical linguistics.
Sociolinguistics.
Comparative Linguistics.
Historical Linguistics.