Language Death in the Isle of Man: An investigation into the decline and extinction of Manx Gaelic as a community language in the Isle of Man

George Broderick

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Language Death in the Isle of Man

An investigation into the decline and extinction of Manx Gaelic as a community language in the Isle of Man

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Published/Copyright: 1999

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This book looks in some detail into the sociolinguistic and formal linguistic situation which led to the decline and extinction of Manx Gaelic as a community language in the Isle of Man. The formal linguistic aspect concentrates upon developments in the following areas: phonology, morphophonology, morphology, morphosyntax and syntax, idiom and lexicon.

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I-XIV
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1. Language death
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2. The sociolinguistic situation of Manx
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3. Studies on language and language use in Man
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4. The formal linguistic development of Manx
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5. Excursus: Language revival and language maintenance in the Isle of Man
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Bibliography
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Appendix A: Dagbok. Carl J. S. Marstrander’s Diary of his visits to the Isle of Man 1929, 1930, and 1933 (translation and text)
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Appendix B: Letters (1-5) for and against the use of Manx
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Appendix C: Census figures for the towns and parishes 1726-1891
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Appendix D: Maps
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Appendix E: Texts
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Index
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March 29, 1999

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Manx; Sprachtod

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Language Death in the Isle of Man

Overview

About this book

Topics

Table of contents

I-XIV

1. Language death

2. The sociolinguistic situation of Manx

3. Studies on language and language use in Man

4. The formal linguistic development of Manx

5. Excursus: Language revival and language maintenance in the Isle of Man

Bibliography

Appendix A: Dagbok. Carl J. S. Marstrander’s Diary of his visits to the Isle of Man 1929, 1930, and 1933 (translation and text)

Appendix B: Letters (1-5) for and against the use of Manx

Appendix C: Census figures for the towns and parishes 1726-1891

Appendix D: Maps

Appendix E: Texts

Index

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