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Gaelicization




"Gaelic" as a linguistic term, refers to the Gaelic Language , but can also refer to the transmission of any other Gaelic cultural feature such as social norms and customs, music, sport etc.

Historically, Gaelicisation was a "natural" process, and was the famous fate of the Picts , many of the Hiberno-Norman s and Scoto-Norman s, and perhaps most famously of all, the people who became known as the Norse-Gaels . Today, Gaelicisation is more often a pro active or deliberate process, particularly present in Ireland, whereby Placenames , Surnames and Given Names are Gaelicised, or more often, re-Gaelicised, in order to prevent the further decline of the modern language.

EXTERNAL LINKS

http://www.gaeilge.org/deanglicising.html The Necessity for De-Anglicising Ireland
by Douglas Hyde

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Ball, Martin J, & Fife, James, (eds.), ''The Celtic Languages'' (Routledge Language Family Descriptions Series), (2002)