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Wilson McLeod (ed.), Revitalising Gaelic in Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2008

Dave Sayers
Dave Sayers
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Sociology, University of Essex, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK, dave.sayers@cantab.net
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Wilson McLeod (ed.), Revitalising Gaelic in Scotland. Edinburgh: Dunedin Academic Press, 2006. Pp. xiv, 256. Pb £19.95.

Part academic volume, part manifesto, this 16-chapter collection discusses how – not whether – to revitalize Gaelic in Scotland, from perspectives including law, economics, education, and anthropology. The introduction states that provisions for the use of Gaelic are increasing, in light of the fact that Gaelic is “an essential aspect of Scottish cultural distinctiveness … connected (directly or indirectly) to the movement for Scottish self-government” (p. vii). Seven chapters are in Gaelic – none too subtle a form of status planning – but each ends with an English summary for those whose Gaelic is not up to academic standard.

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Language in Society , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 315 - 316
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© 2008 Cambridge University Press

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