Language Issues

Wesley Hutchinson is Professor of Irish Studies at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3. He is Director of the Pôle Irlande of Prismes (EA4398) and President of the Société française d’études irlandaises (SOFEIR). His research interests centre on the Protestant and unionist traditions in Ireland.Clíona Ní Ríordáin lectures in Irish Studies and Translation Studies at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3. Her research focuses on contemporary Irish poetry and on the interface between translation and creativity.

• Contents: Aodán Mac Póilin: «Something of a Cultural War.» Linguistic Politics in Northern Ireland – Ian Adamson: The Ulster-Scots Movement. A Personal Account – Frank Ferguson: Ulster-Scots Revival or Ullans Twilight? States in Play in Contemporary Ulster-Scots Literature – Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost: The Turn to Rights in the Language Question – Grace Neville: «I Got Second in Latin, Greek, and English, and Eleventh in French.» Attitudes to Language(s) in the Correspondence of Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847) – Adeline Tissier-Moston: The Campaign for the Recognition of the Irish Language in National Schools (1874-1904) – Patricia Fournier-Noël: Immigrant Pupils and the Irish Language in Republic of Ireland Primary Schools – Pádraig Ó Duibhir: «It’s Only a Language.» The Attitudes and Motivation of Irish-medium Education Students to the Irish Language – Ronan Barré : L’irlandais peut-il seulement être une langue ? – Yann Bevant: What Future for the Irish Language? Elements of Comparison with Brittany – Tangui Pennec : Les grands patrons bretons et la langue bretonne. Investissement sentimental ou engagement politique ? – Barbara Loyer : Les territoires de la langue basque. Conflits et représentations – Cyril Trépier : Les patrons catalans et la langue. Attitudes diverses.