The Death of the Irish Language

• Author(s): Reg Hindley,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 364
• ISBN_10: 113508419X
  ISBN_13: 9781135084196
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / General , Literary Criticism / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics ,

Description:... Using a blend of statistical analysis with field survery among native Irish speakers, Reg Hindley explores the reasons for the decline of the Irish language and investigates the relationships between geographical environment and language retention. He puts Irish into a broader European context as a European minority language, and assesses its present position and prospects.