Book

Language shift in a bilingual Hebridean crofting community

Xerox University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1984 • Pages:

By: Coleman, Jack David Bo.

Abstract

This dissertation describes and analyzes the process of language shift taking place within the village of Carloway, on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. The dissertation documents the general decline in use of Gaelic along with an increasing rate of bilingualism (English). Shifts in language use are related by Coleman to the social contexts of speech situations; that is, the relation of speech to aspects of social structure is examined. Coleman also discusses language socialization process among children, and the attitudes of villagers toward Gaelic and English as a means of various types of communications.

HRAF PubDate

1995

Region

Europe

Sub Region

British Isles

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Types

Ethnologist

Linguist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

M. A. Marcus

Field Date

1973-1974

Coverage Date

not specified

Coverage Place

Village of Carloway, Isle of Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Notes

[by] Jack David Bo Coleman

UM 76-05323

Bibliography: p. 292

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1975

LCSH

Highlands (Scotland)