Language and globalization
Subtitle: an Irish language perspective
By: Máiréad Moriarty, University of Limerick, Ireland
Series: Language and globalization
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9781137005601
Subjects: Languages; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics; Irish language; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General; Globalization; Language and languages; Language policy
Description: "Through an examination of the Irish language context this volume examines the changing value and function of minority languages and what this may mean for future efforts to revive the Irish language. It provides an account of four sites of minority language use including television, comedy, Hip Hop, and tourism. Each of these sites represents domains in which the use of Irish has changed significantly as a consequence of processes of globalization. Through an examination of these four areas, it becomes clear that they offer transgressive spaces for minority language ideologies and use"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 1. Setting the Scene 2. Globalization and Minority Language Planning and Policy3. The Irish Language in Globalization4. Site 1: Media, LPP and Globalization5. Site 2: Comedy, LPP and Globalization6. Site 3: Hip Hop, LPP and Globalization 7. Site 4: Tourism, LPP and Globalization 8. Concluding Remarks: Globalizing LPP.