Conchúr Ó Giollagáin

"The State’s perspective on the Irish language and its speakers has become indistinguishable from that of British colonial rule" Our thanks to @IrishTimes for publishing our Op-Ed today #Gaeilge #Gaeltacht #Gaelic #GaelicCrisis #Colonialism
@ThinkUHI archive.is/8C6uO

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...

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

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...

«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...

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.

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...

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".

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

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.

Air làrach lìn a' BhBC an-diugh: www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...

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

My opinion piece in the Scotsman today: www.scotsman.com/news/politic...