Our tangled speech essays on language and culture

Our tangled speech essays on language and culture /

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the Irish language revival north and south of Ireland, examining its successes and failures. It gives a fascinating account of historical attitudes towards the Gael and examines the complexities of linguistic and cultural identity.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mac Póilin, Aodán, 1948- (Author)
Other Authors: Ní Bhaoill, Róise (Editor), Dawe, Gerald, 1952- (author of introduction.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Belfast] : Ulster Historical Foundation, 2018.
Subjects:
Irish language > History.
Irish language > Dialects.
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Taig talk
  • Our tangled speech: Languages in Northern Ireland
  • 'Something of a cultural war': Linguistic politics in Northern Ireland
  • What about Ullans?: Ulster Scots and the Irish language
  • Language maintenance, language revival
  • 'Spiritual Beyond the Ways of Men': Images of the Gael
  • Plus ça change: The Irish language and politics
  • The Protestant Gaelic Tradition
  • The Irish language in Belfast until 1900
  • Irish in Belfast, 1892-1960
  • Belfast in 20th-Century literature in Irish
  • The Pobal Feirste Neo-Gaeltacht: Lessons to learn?
  • Irish language television in Northern Ireland
  • The BBC and the Irish language
  • Irish and other origins of surnames
  • Endnotes
  • Index
  • Copyright

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