Publications

Publication details [#49185]

Walsh, John and Wilson McLeod. 2008. An overcoat wrapped around an invisible man? Language legislation and language revitalisation in Ireland and Scotland. Language Policy 7 (1) : 21–46.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingualism | language revival | language use | law | service encounter

Language as a subject

Gaelic | Irish

Place, Publisher

Springer

Annotation

This paper explores the effects of new language legislation in Ireland and Scotland for language revitalisation, by investigating what measures public bodies are assumed to implement in order to enhance bilingual service provision.