ABSTRACT
This book comprises the first complete treatment of the Irish language in social context throughout the whole of Ireland, with a particular focus on contemporary society. The possibilities and limitations of the craft of language planning for the revival of the Irish language are outlined and the book also situates the language issue in the context of current debates on the geography, history and politics of the nature of Irish identity. A comprehensive multidisciplinary approach is adopted throughout.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|6 pages
Introduction
chapter 2|54 pages
Contexts
part |47 pages
Part I Histories
chapter 3|21 pages
The early historical to the late medieval period
chapter 4|24 pages
The early modern and the modern period
part |63 pages
Part II Contemporary geographies
chapter 5|23 pages
The Republic of Ireland
chapter 6|38 pages
Northern Ireland
part |64 pages
Part III Discourse