Gaelic in Scotland 1698-1981 : The Geographical History of a Language

Gaelic in Scotland 1698-1981 : The Geographical History of a Language

Charles W. J. Withers

Språken
FörlagJohn Donald
ISBN9781788854252

Surprisingly little is known of the geographical history of Gaelic: where and when it was spoken in the past, and how and why the Gaelic-speaking area of Scotland – the Gaidhealtachd – has retreated and the language declined. A hundred years ago there were 250,000 Gaelic speakers. Now there are 80,0