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'It Creates a Whole Linkage with Your Ancestral Line': Language Socialisation, Family Lineage, and Language Choice at Diasporic Irish Immersion Events in Ontario
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Giles, Jonathan – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2022
Colonialism and displacement have not only led to the migration of millions of Irish people and the endangerment of the Irish language, but also to a subjectivity in which it is possible to struggle against the risk of language loss. This paper explores the importance of sharing stories and information about family at second-language Irish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Irish, Story Telling, Genealogy