Neoliberalism and Language Shift: Lessons from the Republic of Ireland Post-2008: 115 (Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL], 115) - Tapa blanda

Ó Ceallaigh, Ben

 
9783111281490: Neoliberalism and Language Shift: Lessons from the Republic of Ireland Post-2008: 115 (Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL], 115)
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ISBN 10: 3111281493 ISBN 13: 9783111281490
Editorial: De Gruyter Mouton, 2023

Sinopsis

While "economic forces" are often cited as being a key cause of language loss, there is very little research that explores this link in detail. This work, based on policy analysis and ethnographic data, addresses this deficit. It examines how neoliberalism, the dominant economic orthodoxy of recent decades, has impacted the vitality of Irish in the Republic of Ireland since 2008. Drawing on concepts well established in public policy studies, but not prominent in the subfield of language policy, the neoliberalisation of Irish-language support measures is charted, including the disproportionately severe budget cuts they received. It is argued that neoliberalism's antipathy towards social planning and redistributive economic policies meant that supports for Irish were inevitably hit especially hard in an era of austerity. Ethnographic data from Irish-speaking communities reinforce this point and illustrate how macro-level economic disruptions can affect language use at the micro-level. Labour market transformations, emigration and the dismantling of community institutions are documented, along with many related developments, thereby highlighting an issue of relevance to communities around the world, the fundamental tension between neoliberalism and language revitalisation efforts.

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Ben Ó Ceallaigh, Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK.

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Exploring the link between macro-level economic disruption and language shift at the micro-level, this ethnographic study examines how neoliberalism, the economic hegemony of recent decades, has affected the vitality of Irish in the Republic of Ireland since 2008. Extensive data from Irish-speaking areas are presented and concepts popular in public policy studies employed to chart the neoliberalisation of Irish-language support measures, including the disproportionately severe budget cuts they received. It is argued that neoliberalism’s antipathy towards social planning and redistributive economic policies places it in fundamental tension with many language revitalisation efforts, with the vitality of Irish thus suffering greatly in an era of austerity.

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Editorial
De Gruyter Mouton
Año de publicación
2023
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
3111281493
ISBN 13 
9783111281490
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
304
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9783110768862: Neoliberalism and Language Shift: Lessons from the Republic of Ireland Post-2008: 115 (Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL], 115)

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