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Publication details [#65855]

McMonagle, Sarah, Daniel Cunliffe, Lysbeth Jongbloed-Faber and Paul Jarvis. 2019. What can hashtags tell us about minority languages on Twitter? A comparison of cymraeg, frysk, and #gaeilge. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 40 (1) : 32–49.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
communication | internet | language maintenance | language revival | language use | minority language
Language as a subject
Frisian | Irish | Welsh
Place, Publisher
Routledge
Journal WWW
www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

Minority language media researchers are progressively interested in the role of internet-based communication in language use, preservation, and revival. This inquiry examines the use of hashtags signalling the Welsh/Cymraeg, Frisian/Frysk, and Irish/Gaeilge languages on Twitter.