Globalizing Language Policy and Planning: An Irish Language Perspective

163 Pages·2015·3.274 MB·

by  Máiréad Moriarty (auth.)

Language and Globalization
Series Editors: Sue Wright, University of Portsmouth, UK and H elen Kelly-
Holmes, University of Limerick, Ireland.
In the context of current political and social developments, where the national
group is not so clearly defifi ned and delineated, the state language not so clearly
dominant in every domain, and cross-border flfl ows and transfers affect more
than a small elite, new patterns of language use will develop. The series aims
to provide a framework for reporting on and analysing the linguistic outcomes
of globalization and localization.
Titles include:
Michele Back
TRANSCULTURAL PERFORMANCE
David Block
MULTILINGUAL IDENTITIES IN A GLOBAL CITY
London Stories
Jan Blommaert, Sirpa Leppänen, Päivi Pahta and Tiina Räisänen (editors)
DANGEROUS MULTILINGUALISM
Northern Perspectives on Order, Purity and Normality
Jenny Carl and Patrick Stevenson (editors)
LANGUAGE, DISCOURSE AND IDENTITY IN CENTRAL EUROPE
The German Language in a Multilingual Space
Diarmait Mac Giolla Chrióst
LANGUAGE AND THE CITY
Elise DuBord
LANGUAGE, IMMIGRATION AND LABOR
Julian Edge (e ditorr)
(RE)LOCATING TESOL IN AN AGE OF EMPIRE
John Edwards
CHALLENGES IN THE SOCIAL LIFE OF LANGUAGE
Aleksandra Galasińska and Michał Krzyżanowski ( editors)
DISCOURSE AND TRANSFORMATION IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
Roxy Harris
NEW ETHNICITIES AND LANGUAGE USE
Jane Jackson
INTERCULTURAL JOURNEYS
From Study to Residence Abroad
Helen Kelly-Holmes and Gerlinde Mautner ( editors)
LANGUAGE AND THE MARKET
Grit Liebscher and Jennifer Dailey-O’Cain
LANGUAGE, SPACE AND IDENTITY IN MIGRATION
Clare Mar-Molinero and Patrick Stevenson ( editors)
LANGUAGE IDEOLOGIES, POLICIES AND PRACTICES
Language and the Future of Europe
Clare Mar-Molinero and Miranda Stewart (editors)
GLOBALIZATION AND LANGUAGE IN THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD
Macro and Micro Perspectives
Ulrike Hanna Meinhof and Dariusz Galasinski
THE LANGUAGE OF BELONGING
Richard C. M. Mole (editorr)
DISCURSIVE CONSTRUCTIONS OF IDENTITY IN EUROPEAN POLITICS
Máiréad Moriarty
GLOBALIZING LANGUAGE POLICY AND PLANNING
An Irish Language Perspective
Máiréad Nic Craith
NARRATIVES OF PLACE, BELONGING AND LANGUAGE
Leigh Oakes and Jane Warren
LANGUAGE, CITIZENSHIP AND IDENTITY IN QUEBEC
Rani Rubdy and Selim Ben Said (editors)
CONFLICT, EXCLUSION AND DISSENT IN THE LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE
Mario Saraceni
THE RELOCATION OF ENGLISH
Christina Slade and Martina Mollering (editors)
FROM MIGRANT TO CITIZEN: TESTING LANGUAGE, TESTING CULTURE
Colin Williams
LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN DEMOCRATIC CONTEXT
Colin Williams
MINORITY LANGUAGE PROMOTION, PROTECTION AND REGULATION
Language and Globalization
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Globalizing Language
Policy and Planning
An Irish Language Perspective
Máiréad M oriarty
Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Limerick, Ireland
© Máiréad Moriarty 2015
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Moriarty, Máiréad.
Globalizing Language Policy and Planning : an Irish language perspective /
Máiréad Moriarty, University of Limerick, Ireland.
pages cm.— (Language and globalization)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Language policy – Ireland. 2. Irish language – Ireland. 3. Language and
languages – Globalization. 4. Ireland – Languages. I. Title.
P119.32.I73M67 2015
306.4499415—dc23 2015012837
For my parents and their gift of education

Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgements x
1 Setting the Scene 1
1.1 General observations 1
1.2 Structure of the bookk 3
1.3 Globalizing LPP 4
1.4 Globalizing Irish-language policy and planning 6
2 Globalization and Minority-La nguage Policy and
Planningg 9
2.1 Introduction 9
2.2 Globalization and language 10
2.3 Globalization and minority LPP 15
2.4 Conclusion 21
3 The Irish language in Globalization 24
3.1 Introduction 24
3.2 Historical background 2 4
3.3 Irish-language policy and planning in the
Republic of Ireland 27
3.4 Irish-language policy and planning in
Northern Ireland 37
3.5 The Irish language in globalization 44
3.6 Conclusion 46
4 M edia, LPP and Globalization 48
4.1 Introduction 48
4.2 Minority-language media, globalization and LPP 48
4.3 TG4 and Irish-language policy and planning 53
4.4 Conclusion 62
5 C omedy, LPP and Globalization 64
5.1 Introduction 64
5.2 Minority languages in the performance genre of
comedy 65
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5.3 Irish-language policy and planning in the
domain of comedyy 69
5.4 Conclusion 79
6 Hip-hop, LPP and Globalization 82
6.1 Introduction 82
6.2 Music, minority languages and globalization 83
6.3 Irish-language policy and planning in the
domain of hip-hop 89
6.4 LPP and performance genres 97
6.5 Conclusion 98
7 Tourism, LPP and Globalization 99
7.1 Introduction 99
7.2 Tourism, globalization and LPP 100
7.3 Irish-language policy and planning in the
tourism domain 104
7.4 Conclusion 115
8 Concluding Remarks: Globalizing LPP 116
8.1 Introduction 116
8.2 Minority languages in globalization 116
8.3 New directions for LPP research 122
8.4 Conclusion 125
References 127
Index 145
List of Illustrations
Figures
4.1 An Bronntanas as equal to L ove/Hate 61
4.2 Mobilization of truncated Irish-language repertoire 61
5.1 Comedy sketch: An Modh Coinniolach 72
5.2 Having fun with Irish 73
5.3 Comedy sketch: Trauma of learning Irish as school 74
5.4 Blog comments from the thread: Des Bishop:
Is he making Irish cool? 75
5.5 Comedy for Gaeltacht people 77
6.1 Lyrics from ‘L á ar an trá’ 93
6.2 Comments from ‘L á ar an trá’ YouTube thread 93
6.3 Excerpt from an interview with Bubba Shakespeare 95
7.1 Irish-language products for sale 108
7.2 Irish-language learning as an authentic
tourist experience 109
Tables
2.1 LPP in global times 17
3.1 Irish-language knowledge over time 42
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