The death of the Irish language : a qualified obituary /

Hindley, Reg, 1929-

The death of the Irish language : a qualified obituary / Reg Hindley - London : Routledge, 1990 - xxv,335p : maps ; 22cm - Bradford studies in European politics .

Includes bibliography and index.

Using extensive field surves to locate the surviving language 'pockets', the author explores the reasons for the language's decline - historical, economic, political and cultural - and puts it into the context of other languages.

9780415043397 9780415043397 £30.00


Irish language
Irish language--History
Irish language--Revival
Linguistic minorities--Europe
Linguistics