Conchúr Ó Giollagáin
@conchurog.bsky.social
Minority language academic. Link to Gaelic Crisis book: https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-enterprise/res-themes/humanities-and-arts/language-sciences-institute/news/free-online-access-to-gaelic-crisis-book.html
Eskerrik asko! Thanks for the kind welcome in #Azpeitia, #Basque Country for #Arnasguneak2025 conference to examine the sociolinguistic crisis in Europe's minority-language vernacular communities. Link below to our #LanDS paper, as requested by attendees: bit.ly/3Twqmef
Language Dynamics in Society (LanDS): The LanDS Analytical...
Language Dynamics in Society (LanDS) is an analytical framework to reappraise ethnolinguistic vitality (EV) which is key to societal processes...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Eskerrik asko! Thanks for the kind welcome in #Azpeitia, #Basque Country for #Arnasguneak2025 conference to examine the sociolinguistic crisis in Europe's minority-language vernacular communities. Link below to our #LanDS paper, as requested by attendees: bit.ly/3Twqmef
Our thanks to the #Basque #Arnasguneak2025 organisers for inviting us to contribute to the conference on minority vernacular communities. Looking forward to presenting our ideas on "Protecting Vernacular Communities in Minority Language Revitalisation: A social dynamic analysis." #Euskara #Gaelic
October 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Our thanks to the #Basque #Arnasguneak2025 organisers for inviting us to contribute to the conference on minority vernacular communities. Looking forward to presenting our ideas on "Protecting Vernacular Communities in Minority Language Revitalisation: A social dynamic analysis." #Euskara #Gaelic
A research note on our recently published Language Dynamics in Society article available here: bit.ly/3IMZrsw - a new analytical framework of Ethnolinguistic Vitality (EV) + a comprehensive revision of Fishman’s and others’ vitality models: doi.org/10.2478/tdje...
July 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A research note on our recently published Language Dynamics in Society article available here: bit.ly/3IMZrsw - a new analytical framework of Ethnolinguistic Vitality (EV) + a comprehensive revision of Fishman’s and others’ vitality models: doi.org/10.2478/tdje...
My interview in the #Basque daily Berria 26.7.25 on the limitations of symbolic minority-language promotion and denialist language politics: www.berria.eus/euskal-herri... Eskerrik asko
Arantxa Iraola.
Arantxa Iraola.
«Hizkuntzaren trinkotasuna apaltzen denean, hautazko bihurtzen da, gehigarri»
Dublinen sortua da O Giollagain, 1966koa. Eskoziako gaelikoa eta Irlandako gaelikoa ditu gertukoen, baina erreferentziazko aditua da, oro har, hizkuntza plangintzan eta eta hizkuntza gutxituen kult...
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July 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
My interview in the #Basque daily Berria 26.7.25 on the limitations of symbolic minority-language promotion and denialist language politics: www.berria.eus/euskal-herri... Eskerrik asko
Arantxa Iraola.
Arantxa Iraola.
Our thanks to the Journal of Ethnic Studies for publishing our Language Dynamics in Society (LanDS) article, a comprehensive reappraisal of Ethnolinguistic Vitality frameworks, including a significant revision of Fishman’s (E)GIDS bit.ly/3Twqmef
Language Dynamics in Society (LanDS): The LanDS Analytical...
Language Dynamics in Society (LanDS) is an analytical framework to reappraise ethnolinguistic vitality (EV) which is key to societal processes...
bit.ly
July 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Our thanks to the Journal of Ethnic Studies for publishing our Language Dynamics in Society (LanDS) article, a comprehensive reappraisal of Ethnolinguistic Vitality frameworks, including a significant revision of Fishman’s (E)GIDS bit.ly/3Twqmef
Analysis of #ScottishLanguagesBill bit.ly/3G7YFWd "The official and academic failure to engage sincerely with the reality check which the #GaelicCrisis evidence engendered is also implicated in this misguided legislation ... [the Bill] amounts to a rebuff to the remaining #Gaelic communities".
July 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Analysis of #ScottishLanguagesBill bit.ly/3G7YFWd "The official and academic failure to engage sincerely with the reality check which the #GaelicCrisis evidence engendered is also implicated in this misguided legislation ... [the Bill] amounts to a rebuff to the remaining #Gaelic communities".
On the 5th anniversary of the publication of the #GaelicCrisis study, we enquire what concrete steps have been taken to address the ongoing social decline of #Scotland's native speaking #Gaelic communities? #ScottishLanguagesBill does not address this. bit.ly/4bOzkdT
July 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
On the 5th anniversary of the publication of the #GaelicCrisis study, we enquire what concrete steps have been taken to address the ongoing social decline of #Scotland's native speaking #Gaelic communities? #ScottishLanguagesBill does not address this. bit.ly/4bOzkdT
Air làrach lìn a' BhBC an-diugh: www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
Bile nan Cànanan
Thuirt Ollamh Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig aig UHI gu bheil Achd nan Cànan Albannach gun fheum 's nach dèan e dad 'son a' Ghàidhlig a ghlèidheadh mar chànan coimhearsnachd.
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June 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Air làrach lìn a' BhBC an-diugh: www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
My opinion piece in the Scotsman today: www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
Gaelic officialdom is failing to engage with its existential crisis
The Scottish Languages Bill is simply a rehash of the status quo, writes Professor Conchúr Ó Giollagáin, the co-author of a landmark study published in 2020
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June 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My opinion piece in the Scotsman today: www.scotsman.com/news/politic...