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Language, Policy and ­Territory
A Festschrift for Colin H. Williams
By Wilson McLeod (Edited by), Rob Dunbar (Edited by), Kathryn Jones

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Switzerland, 1 July 2022


Wilson McLeod is Professor of Gaelic at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Author of Gaelic in Scotland: Policies, Movements, Ideologies (2020) and co-editor of Language Revitalisation and Social Transformation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).



Robert Dunbar is Professor of Celtic at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He has published widely on language law and policy, and is regularly consulted by international organisations, governments and NGOs on these issues.



Kathryn Jones is Managing Director of IAITH: Y Ganolfan Cynllunio Iaith / Welsh Centre for Language Planning. She is co-editor of Multilingual Literacies: Reading and Writing Different Worlds (2001).

John Walsh is Senior Lecturer in Irish at the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. He is co-author with Bernadette O'Rourke of New Speakers of Irish in the Global Context: New Revival? (2020).


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Contributors

1. Introduction (Wilson McLeod, Robert Dunbar, Kathryn Jones and John Walsh)

Part I: Theorising language policy and regulation

2. Language policy as a form of public policy(Huw Lewis and Elin Royles)

3. Language rights, human rights and the right to chat- Emyr Lewis

4. Language and space: a new research agenda for urban geolinguistics- Bernadette O'Rourke

5. Reflections on language as a vehicle of economic value- François Grin

Part II: Language policy challenges in Wales

6. Language planning in Wales: Joining the dots- Meirion Prys Jones

7. Recent legal developments in Wales: moving beyond individual to group rights?- Robert Dunbar

8. Networked territories of language and nation- Rhys Jones

9. Placemaking: towards rethinking land-use planning and language planning for a thriving Welsh language- Kathryn Jones

10. Signs of the times: Onomastics and language policy in Wales- Eleri Hedd James

11. Canolfannau Cymraeg - a top-down or bottom-up approach to language planning?- Steve Morri

Part III: Language policy challenges in Canada

12. Best practices and language policy designs: lessons from Canada and Wales- Linda Cardinal and Anastasia Llewellyn

13. F.R. Scott and the origins of language policy in Canada- Graham Fraser

14. The uncertain future of French in Canada- Charles Castonguay

15. The planned decline of the English school system in Quebec- Richard Y. Bourhis

Part IV: Language policy challenges in Ireland, Scotland and Catalonia

16. Changing spaces: the new geographies of the Gaeltacht and Irish language networks- John Walsh

17. Lessons learned, lessons ignored: The continuing road to an Irish Language Act in Northern Ireland- Janet Muller

18. The influence of Wales on policies for Gaelic in Scotland- Wilson McLeod

19. 'Volunteering for the language in Catalonia' (VxLl): more than a space for linguistic- mudes

Maite Puigdevall

20. Afterword- Colin Williams

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Wilson McLeod is Professor of Gaelic at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Author of Gaelic in Scotland: Policies, Movements, Ideologies (2020) and co-editor of Language Revitalisation and Social Transformation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).



Robert Dunbar is Professor of Celtic at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He has published widely on language law and policy, and is regularly consulted by international organisations, governments and NGOs on these issues.



Kathryn Jones is Managing Director of IAITH: Y Ganolfan Cynllunio Iaith / Welsh Centre for Language Planning. She is co-editor of Multilingual Literacies: Reading and Writing Different Worlds (2001).

John Walsh is Senior Lecturer in Irish at the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. He is co-author with Bernadette O'Rourke of New Speakers of Irish in the Global Context: New Revival? (2020).


Tables and figures


Contributors

1. Introduction (Wilson McLeod, Robert Dunbar, Kathryn Jones and John Walsh)

Part I: Theorising language policy and regulation

2. Language policy as a form of public policy(Huw Lewis and Elin Royles)

3. Language rights, human rights and the right to chat- Emyr Lewis

4. Language and space: a new research agenda for urban geolinguistics- Bernadette O'Rourke

5. Reflections on language as a vehicle of economic value- François Grin

Part II: Language policy challenges in Wales

6. Language planning in Wales: Joining the dots- Meirion Prys Jones

7. Recent legal developments in Wales: moving beyond individual to group rights?- Robert Dunbar

8. Networked territories of language and nation- Rhys Jones

9. Placemaking: towards rethinking land-use planning and language planning for a thriving Welsh language- Kathryn Jones

10. Signs of the times: Onomastics and language policy in Wales- Eleri Hedd James

11. Canolfannau Cymraeg - a top-down or bottom-up approach to language planning?- Steve Morri

Part III: Language policy challenges in Canada

12. Best practices and language policy designs: lessons from Canada and Wales- Linda Cardinal and Anastasia Llewellyn

13. F.R. Scott and the origins of language policy in Canada- Graham Fraser

14. The uncertain future of French in Canada- Charles Castonguay

15. The planned decline of the English school system in Quebec- Richard Y. Bourhis

Part IV: Language policy challenges in Ireland, Scotland and Catalonia

16. Changing spaces: the new geographies of the Gaeltacht and Irish language networks- John Walsh

17. Lessons learned, lessons ignored: The continuing road to an Irish Language Act in Northern Ireland- Janet Muller

18. The influence of Wales on policies for Gaelic in Scotland- Wilson McLeod

19. 'Volunteering for the language in Catalonia' (VxLl): more than a space for linguistic- mudes

Maite Puigdevall

20. Afterword- Colin Williams

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- Part I: Theorising language policy and regulation.- 2. Language policy as a form of public policy.- 3. Language rights, human rights and the right to chat.- 4. Language and space: a new research agenda for urban geolinguistics.- 5. Reflections on language as a vehicle of economic value.- Part II: Language policy challenges in Wales.- 6. Language planning in Wales: Joining the dots.- 7. Recent legal developments in Wales: moving beyond individual to group rights?.- 8. Networked territories of language and nation.- 9. Placemaking: towards rethinking land-use planning and language planning for a thriving.- 10. Signs of the times: Onomastics and language policy in Wales.- 11. Canolfannau Cymraeg – a top-down or bottom-up approach to language planning?.- Part III: Language policy challenges in Canada.- 12. Best practices and language policy designs: lessons from Canada and Wales.- 13. F.R. Scott and the origins of language policy in Canada.- 14. The uncertain future of French in Canada.- 15. The planned decline of the English school system in Quebec.- Part IV: Language policy challenges in Ireland, Scotland and Catalonia.- 16. Changing spaces: the new geographies of the Gaeltacht and Irish language networks.- 17. Lessons learned, lessons ignored: The continuing road to an Irish Language Act in Northern Ireland.- 18. The influence of Wales on policies for Gaelic in Scotland.- 19. ‘Volunteering for the language in Catalonia’ (VxLl): more than a space for linguistic mudes.-  20. Afterword.

About the Author

Wilson McLeod is Professor of Gaelic at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Author of Gaelic in Scotland: Policies, Movements, Ideologies (2020) and co-editor of Language Revitalisation and Social Transformation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).

Robert Dunbar is Professor of Celtic at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He has published widely on language law and policy, and is regularly consulted by international organisations, governments and NGOs on these issues.

Kathryn Jones is Managing Director of IAITH: Y Ganolfan Cynllunio Iaith / Welsh Centre for Language Planning. She is co-editor of Multilingual Literacies: Reading and Writing Different Worlds (2001).

John Walsh is Senior Lecturer in Irish at the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. He is co-author with Bernadette O’Rourke of New Speakers of Irish in the Global Context: New Revival? (2020).

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