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‘Our cat has the power’: the polysemy of a third language in maintaining the power/solidarity equilibrium in family interactions
(Routledge, 2021-01-30)
This article examines how power and solidarity in family relations are
negotiated along linguistic lines, and in particular, the role of a third
language in this negotiation process. It takes as its case study a
transnational ...
How to turn the tide: the policy implications emergent from comparing a ‘post-vernacular FLP’ to a ‘pro-Gaelic FLP’
(Springer Verlag, 2020-02-14)
This paper compares the sociolinguistic trajectory of a latent speaker mother to
that of a new speaker mother. Drawing on Shandler (TDR 48(1):19 43, 2004), it
introduces the term post-vernacular FLP as a means to ...
Building a language community through radio in the age of social media: the case of Raidió na Life
(Intellect, 2020-04-01)
This paper investigates the motivations of volunteers in participating in broadcasting on a community radio station in the age of social media. The station chosen broadcasts in Irish, a minority language in Ireland, although ...
Irish pirate radio 1978-1988: How political stasis allowed unlicensed radio to flourish and innovate
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2020-10-12)
The history of pirate radio in Ireland remains understudied by comparison with other countries with histories
of unlicensed broadcasting. This is surprising given the extent and longevity of a large pirate radio scene ...
‘New speakers’ on Irish language community radio: new understandings of linguistic variation on Raidió na Life
(Routledge, 2021-07-19)
This article examines the use of Irish on the community radio station Raidió na Life which has broadcast to Dublin since 1993. By admitting and indirectly valorising a variety of linguistic styles, Raidió na Life can be ...
Critical perspectives on language and kinship in multilingual families by Lyn Wright (Book Review)
(Wiley, 2021-04-12)
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Using a 'Family Language Policy' lens to explore the dynamic and relational nature of child agency
(Wiley, 2021-06-01)
This article contributes to a dialogue between childhood studies and the sociolinguistic subfield ‘Family Language Policy’ (‘FLP’). The article argues that the two fields provide complementary vantage points for exploring ...
Double-voicing and rubber ducks: the dominance of English in the imaginative play of two bilingual sisters
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2020-05-05)
Through analysis of a video recording of two bilingual siblings playing with rubber ducks, this article explores the concept that imaginative play can serve as a potential site for language shift. The article argues that ...
Logainmneacha agus an dinnseanchas
(Comhar, 2022-03)
San alt gairid seo, féachfar le léargas ginearálta a thabhairt ar an nasc atá idir logainmneacha na hÉireann agus traidisiún liteartha agus scéalaíochta an dinnseanchais.
Old names for the River Suck and associated sites
(Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies, 2020)
This paper examines the evidence indicating that the names Bré and Dubainn Bré (and variants thereof) may be regarded as older, alternative names for the river Suck. It also considers textual references to some other ...