Recent Developments on the Status of (Minority) Languages within the EU Framework

Shuibhne, Niamh Nic

doi:10.1163/22116117-90000017

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“…In general, there has been more recent contestation over the use and protection of Gaelic (Dunbar , ). For example, there have been attempts at preserving Gaelic through Gaelic‐medium education (MacKinnon ; McLeod ; O'Hanlon ), print media (Cormack ) and broadcasting (Cormack , ; Dunbar ; Milligan et al ). Though absent from the Scotland Act 1998 that initially established Scottish devolution, the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Bill passed in 2005 by the Scottish Parliament was the first piece of legislation to give legal status to Gaelic.…”

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Language as a public good and national identity: Scotland's competing heritage languages

Chhim

Bélanger

2017

Nations and Nationalism

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The preservation of one or several historically and culturally important languages may be a salient political issue in some polities. Although they may not be used as an active means of communication, these languages can also serve a symbolic identitary function. These ‘heritage’ languages can be seen as ‘public goods’ and that even non‐speakers of these languages can have opinions regarding their importance to national identity. In the Scotland example, while Gaelic has been the focus of proactive government legislation and education initiatives, Scots is still struggling for status as a recognised language. Both languages are in some way constituent parts of Scottish identity that at times may seem in competition with one another. Using original survey data, we delve deeper into questions of language, identity and politics in Scotland. First, we describe how public opinion is divided over the importance of Gaelic and Scots to Scottish identity. Second, we use attitudes towards these languages as a dependent variable looking at Scottish identity and attachment. Finally, we use these attitudes towards Gaelic and Scots as an independent variable in models for party identification in Scotland.

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Language as a public good and national identity: Scotland's competing heritage languages

Chhim

Bélanger

2017

Nations and Nationalism

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“…Scotland) Act 2005, which requires Gaelic to be treated on the basis of 'equal respect' with English in the delivery of public services by bodies asked to prepare a Gaelic Language Plan, and also saw a campaign for the establishment of a Gaelic television channel, which was established in 2008(Dunbar 2010).…”

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Choice of Scottish Gaelic-medium and Welsh-medium education at the primary and secondary school stages: parent and pupil perspectives

O'Hanlon

2014

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

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Results are presented of a comparative study of the reasons for parental choice of Scottish Gaelic-medium and Welsh-medium primary education in the year 2000, and of the reasons for pupils' decisions to continue with Gaelic or Welsh-medium education at secondary school in 2007. Parents in both contexts cited the quality of Celtic-medium education to similar extents in the choice of Welsh or Gaelic-medium education, but parents in the Welsh context more frequently cited employment rationales, and parents in the Scottish context more frequently cited heritage and the benefits of bilingualism. The Welsh-medium and Gaelicmedium pupils cited a preference for learning in Welsh or Gaelic, a wish to continue to be educated with friends, heritage, quality of Celtic-medium education and employment rationales to similar extents in the choice of Celtic-medium secondary education. However, Welsh-medium pupils more frequently cited the Welsh-medium education experiences of older family members, and Gaelic-medium pupils more frequently cited valuing bilingualism as a reason for such a choice. The results are discussed in relation to previous research on choice of Gaelic and Welsh-medium education, and in relation to contextual factors, such as linguistic demographics, and the level of institutionalization of Gaelic and Welsh within each national context.

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“…However, that does not diminish its cultural significance. In an incomplete basic system where BBC Radio nan Gàidheal and BBC ALBA are the only two existing outlets in Scottish Gaelic (Zabaleta, Ferré-Pavia, Gutierrez, Fernandez, & Xamardo, 2014, p. 285), the creation of BBC ALBA in 2008 has been a cornerstone for the recovery and normalization of the language (Dunbar, 2012;Manias-Muñoz & Martori, 2017). The channel has been instrumental in counteracting the fragmented position, the "erratic nature of scheduling" and the lack of variety in Gaelic content in analogue broadcasting (GMS, 2006, p. 12).…”

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Sports Coverage on BBC ALBA: Content, Value, and Position in the Scottish Broadcasting Landscape

Vegas

Haynes

2018

Communication & Sport

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Through a mixed-method approach, we examine the sports programming offered by BBC ALBA between 2008 and 2016 and identify the value that the channel creates in Scotland through its diverse sports portfolio. In an increasingly cluttered and complex scenario where pay TV giants Sky and BT hold a plethora of top-tier rights and BBC Scotland and STV cannot fit more sport into their schedules, BBC ALBA serves Gaelic-speaking and national audiences with a regular diet of quality sports programming. Beyond being instrumental to filling schedules, sports content has been a gateway for Gaelic, a key driver of BBC ALBA's investment in the creative sector and a contributor to the development of grassroots sport in Scotland. However, the financial situation under which the channel operates makes it very difficult to sustain and improve its current position. This case study demonstrates that sport broadcasting offers genuine opportunities to maintain linguistic and cultural diversity in small nations, even in a context characterized by escalating competition, dwindling resources and the proliferation of multiple viewing portals.

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Recent Developments on the Status of (Minority) Languages within the EU Framework

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Language as a public good and national identity: Scotland's competing heritage languages

Language as a public good and national identity: Scotland's competing heritage languages

Choice of Scottish Gaelic-medium and Welsh-medium education at the primary and secondary school stages: parent and pupil perspectives

Sports Coverage on BBC ALBA: Content, Value, and Position in the Scottish Broadcasting Landscape

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