Język gaelicki - historia, przyczyny upadku i szanse przetrwania
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The paper discusses the history and fate of Scottish Gaelic since its
arrival in Scotland in the 5th century. Once the most important language of
Scotland, Gaelic undergoes now sociolinguistic changes indicating the process
known as language death. Some of the causes of decline include the loss of
status, lack of literature and education in Gaelic, territorial and social
disunity, massive emigration, and the overwhelming influence and impact of
the English language.
Unless institutional and individual attitudes towards the language change,
the next century may witness the death of yet another Celtic tongue.
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