"Following the significant advance of English in Ireland during the 18th Century, the restoration of Irish as the vernacular language formed a key part of a bro

This innovative collection is the first of its kind to showcase global perspectives on learning minority languages as second languages, offering unique insights

For almost a thousand years language has been an important and contentious issue in Ireland but above all it reflects the great themes of Irish history: colonia

While "economic forces" are often cited as being a key cause of language loss, there is very little research that explores this link in detail. This work, based