Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vi
4. List of Tables vii
5. Acknowledgements viii
6. 1. Gaelic and Gaels in Scotland and Nova Scotia: A Historical and Contemporary Account 1
7. 2. Language, Ethnicity and Identities: A Conceptual Frame 20
8. 3. Gaelic Language Ideologies in Scotland and Nova Scotia: An Ethnographic Introduction to the Research Sites 38
9. 4. New Gaelic Speakers’ Language Acquisition and Use 50
10. 5. Contrasting Gaelic Identities: Heritage, Language Ideologies and Motivation 97
11. 6. Quantitative Perspectives on New Gaelic Speakerhood in Scotland and Nova Scotia 141
12. 7. New Worlds: Transatlantic Gaeldom and Twenty-first-century Linguistic Practice 163
13. Bibliography 173
14. Index 182