Fears for future of Gaelic language as community workers’ jobs under threat
#Gaelic-language campaigners and MSPs have protested furiously about plans to axe a network of Gaelic community workers, raising fresh fears about the survival of the language.
Up to 27 Gaelic development workers based in Hebridean islands, rural counties and Scotland’s major cities are being laid off after the government cut funding to Bòrd na #Gàidhlig (BnG), the body charged with protecting and reviving Gaelic.
A bold attempt to create a cultural hub for Gaels in the Highlands of #Scotland.
#Gàidhlig is given the most minimal cultural provision that is possible in Scotland, much like Irish in Ireland. So we're left doing all the heavy lifting.
Gaelic in the North-East of Scotland
Wed 1 Nov, free online
For many, #Gaelic is associated with the western islands of #Scotland – but once it was spoken across most of Scotland, & the earliest surviving identifiably Scottish Gaelic writing actually comes from #Aberdeenshire.
Prof Michelle Macleod reflects on Gaelic’s historic presence in the North-East, & discusses what Aberdeen University is doing to promote & preserve one of Scotland’s oldest languages.
Technical Texts & Terminology in Scottish Gaelic
Reading Scotland with Lena Krochmann
14 May, free online
With increased efforts to revitalise #Gaelic in #Scotland, it has also been promoted in areas where specialised registers & terminologies are required. This talk outlines how technical or specialised texts are produced & their relevance for the language.
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