minority languages

Anti-Gaelic Bingo Revisited

The Scottish media give a platform to anti-Gaelic prejudice, supposedly for “balance.” Here’s some background and a new bingo card to help you fight back.

Gaelic Education in Nova Scotia Schools

This post offers a look at the current state of Gaelic education in the province of Nova Scotia. It also lets Nova Scotia parents know what they can do to try to get Gaelic taught in their child’s own school, if it isn’t currently offered there.

Nancy Dorian’s “Greatest Hits”

Nancy Dorian is well known in linguistics, linguistic anthropology, and Celtic studies for her research on East Sutherland Gaelic, language obsolescence, and the sociolinguistics of minority languages. Emily McEwan-Fujita reviews her 2014 book, an edited volume of her “greatest hits.”