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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792129503321

Autore

Muller J

Titolo

Language and Conflict in Northern Ireland and Canada [[electronic resource] ] : A Silent War / / by J. Muller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2010

ISBN

1-282-91147-3

9786612911477

0-230-28167-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2010.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities

Disciplina

306.44/9416

306.449416

Soggetti

International relations

Sociolinguistics

Philology

Linguistics

International Relations

Language and Literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Abstract; Introduction; 1 A Silent War: Conflict Resolution and Language Policy and Planning in the North of Ireland and Quebec/Canada; 2 The Irish Language in the North of Ireland: Statistics; 3 The Irish Language and the Good Friday Agreement; 4 The Ratification and Application of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages; 5 Irish Language Broadcasting since the Good Friday Agreement: Sop in áit na scuaibe? Sword or Ploughshare?; 6 The British Government Commitment to Enact the Irish Language Act

7 The Submissions of the Political Parties to the First Public Consultation on Proposed Irish Language Legislation for NI8 Submissions from Key Public Bodies and a 20 per cent Sample of Individual Responses to the Public Consultation on the Proposed Irish Language Legislation; 9 Quebec v. the Rest in the Twenty-First Century:



Coming-of-Age, or Losing the Plot?; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In a unique contribution to understanding the interaction of language policy and planning in modern conflict resolution, Janet Muller provides an insider account of the search for improved status for the Irish language in Northern Ireland from the 1980s.