Book
Language, education and social processes in a Gaelic community
Routledge & Kegan Paul • London • Published In 1977 • Pages: 12, 222
By: MacKinnon, Kenneth.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This monograph, an abridgement of MacKinnon's doctoral dissertation, is an intensive study of the maintenance of the Gaelic language on the Isle of Harris. MacKinnon examines the vitality of Gaelic on the island, focusing on the respective role and functions of Gaelic and English in community life, in the educational system, and in the sphere of religion. MacKinnon also includes data on attitudes toward Gaelic, which indicate that age, sex, and occupational category all may influence notions about language and its proper role in the Harris community.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural identity and pride
- Speech
- Linguistic identification
- Gender status
- Classes
- Social relationships and groups
- Congregations
- Education system
- Liberal arts education
- Students
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Highland Scots
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Europe
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- British Isles
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Linguist
- Educator
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- David Sherwood
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1972-1974
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Isle of Harris, Scotland
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Kenneth MacKinnon
- Bibliography: p. 208-215.|Includes index
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Highlands (Scotland)/Gaelic language