23.3101, Support: Gaelic, Scottish; Sociolinguistics: PhD Student, University of Glasgow, UK

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Subject: 23.3101, Support: Gaelic, Scottish; Sociolinguistics: PhD Student, University of Glasgow, UK

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Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:44:03
From: Rob O Maolalaigh [Roibeard.OMaolalaigh at glasgow.ac.uk]
Subject: Gaelic, Scottish; Sociolinguistics: PhD Student, University of Glasgow, UK

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 Institution/Organization: University of Glasgow 
Department: Celtic & Gaelic 
Web Address: http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/celtic/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Sociolinguistics 
Scottish Gaelic 
Required Language(s): Gaelic, Scottish (gla)

Description:

Applications are encouraged in relation to one or both of the following two research 
topics:

(a) Urban Gaelic Communities and Gaelic Strategic Development

This research will endeavour to assess in detail how urban Scottish Gaelic 
communities can be conceptualised, described and understood, how they function, 
who participates in them and who does not, and how speakers locate Gaelic within 
their lives in a predominantly non-Gaelic environment. The project will involve a close 
study of at least one well-developed urban Gaelic community, ideally Glasgow.  In 
particular, the research will place emphasis on assessing how and in what ways 
initiatives to promote Gaelic may help strengthen these urban communities as part of 
a broader revitalisation strategy for Gaelic.

(b) Gaelic in the Media: Social Discourses and Effects on Sociolinguistic Change

This research will primarily be a sociolinguistic study of the use of Scottish Gaelic in 
the media and its effects on sociolinguistic change. It will investigate the various 
social discourses which surround the use of Gaelic in the media, including concepts 
such as 'Middle of the Minch Gaelic' and dichotomies such as 'domestic Gaelic' vs. 
'BBC Gaelic', 'traditional Gaelic' vs. 'new Gaelic', 'good Gaelic' vs. 'bad Gaelic'. As 
well as describing key trends in usage and speaker's views on these, this study will 
also consider the implications of these for Gaelic language acquisition (including 
school education) policy, usage in Gaelic communities as well as the media, usage in 
'official' contexts and other aspects of status and usage planning. 

Application Deadline: 16-Aug-2012 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Professor Rob O Maolalaigh 
	Celtic & Gaelic, School of Humanities 
	3 University Gardens 
	Glasgow G12 8QQ 
	United Kingdom 
	
Web Address for Applications: http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_237849_en.pdf 

Contact Information: 
	Professor Rob O Maolalaigh 
	Roibeard.OMaolalaigh at glasgow.ac.uk  





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