Language Policy and Social Reproduction: Ireland 1893-1993
During the nineteenth century, Irish-speaking communities declined almost to the point of extinction. But in 1922 the new Irish state launched a broad strategy to re-establish Irish as a national language. This book looks at that policy and its impact over the last seventy years. Pádraig Ó Riagáin focuses not only on the evolving structure of bilingualism in Ireland but also on the process of bilingual reproduction. His analysis is based on a series of language surveys conducted between 1973...
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During the nineteenth century, Irish-speaking communities declined almost to the point of extinction. But in 1922 the new Irish state launched a broad strategy to re-establish Irish as a national language. This book looks at that policy and its impact over the last seventy years. Pádraig Ó Riagáin focuses not only on the evolving structure of bilingualism in Ireland but also on the process of bilingual reproduction. His analysis is based on a series of language surveys conducted between 1973 and 1993.
Note on NomenclatureAbbreviationsNote on the TablesPt. IHistorical and Theoretical Background11The Development of Irish Language Policy 1893-199332Theoretical Perspectives in Irish Research28Pt. IIThe Irish Language in Irish-Speaking Areas473Irish-Speaking Areas 1926-1986: An Overview494Language Maintenance and Language Shift as Strategies of Social Reproduction79Pt. IIIThe Irish Language in English-Speaking Areas1435An Overview of Bilingualism 1926-19931456Public Attitudes towards Irish and Irish Language Policies1687Irish Language Production and Reproduction in English-Speaking Areas1938Social Class and the Irish Language2169Irish-Speaking Networks in Urban Areas240Pt. IVThe Irish Language: A Sociological Assessment26710Revival or Survival?269References284Index293
