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Baumann, Benedikte Bruun (2014)

Language Revitalization: Does Any One Method Hold the Key to Success?

Master thesis | Linguistics (MA)

This thesis explores the language situation on the Isle of man, and looks into the ongoing language revitalization thereof. The research outlines what steps a language revitalization process consists of, which steps are the most efficient and how they may be applied to the Manx Gaelic language situation, whether Manx Gaelic can be revitalized, and whether the language attitudes of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man have an influence on the ongoing revitalization effort. The results of this thesis were gathered though the means of a survey, and through the participants’ replies, the optimal method of Manx Gaelic language revitalization is found, and this approach is outlined.

Language Shift

Manx

Gaelic

Language Revitalization

Author

Baumann, Benedikte Bruun

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

English Language and Linguistics

Supervisors

Gabrovsek, Ljudmila

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en