Linguistic Identities in Post-Conflict Societies

Current Issues and Developments in Northern Ireland

in Anthropological Journal of European Cultures
Author:
Freya Stancombe-Taylor Ulster University stancombe_taylor-f@ulster.ac.uk

Search for other papers by Freya Stancombe-Taylor in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Close
Restricted access

Abstract

This article assesses the identity politics of language in post-conflict Northern Ireland, where language debates at a political level have been encased in questions of identity. However, despite the continued existence of ethnocentric narratives around language, opportunities have emerged for individuals to cross linguistic barriers and challenge the perspective that certain languages ‘belong’ to certain communities.

Contributor Notes

Freya Stancombe-Taylor, School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences, Ulster University. E-mail: Stancombe_Taylor-F@ulster.ac.uk

  • Collapse
  • Expand

Anthropological Journal of European Cultures

(formerly: Anthropological Yearbook of European Cultures)

  • Eriksen, T. H. (2001), Small Places, Large Issues: An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology (London: Pluto Press).

  • Helleiner, J. (2000), Irish Travellers: Racism and the Politics of Culture (Toronto: University of Toronto Press).

  • May, S. (2001), Language and Minority Rights: Ethnicity, Nationalism and the Politics of Language (London: Routledge).

  • McCoy, G. (1997), ‘Protestant Learners of Irish in Northern Ireland’, in A. Mac Póilin (ed), The Irish Language in Northern Ireland (Belfast: Ultacht Trust), 13170.

    • Search Google Scholar
    • Export Citation
  • McDermott, P. (2011), Migrant Languages in the Public Space: A Case Study from Northern Ireland (Münster: LIT Verlag).

  • McDermott, P. (2012), ‘Cohesion, Sharing and Integration? Migrant Languages and Cultural Spaces in Northern Ireland's Urban Environment’, Current Issues in Language Planning 13, no 3: 187205.

    • Search Google Scholar
    • Export Citation
  • McDermott, P., M. Nic Craith and K. Strani (2016), ‘Public Space, Collective Memory and Intercultural Dialogue in a (UK) City of Culture’, Identities 23, no 5: 61027.

    • Search Google Scholar
    • Export Citation
  • McMonagle, S. and P. McDermott (2014), ‘Transitional Politics and Language Rights in a Multi-Ethnic Northern Ireland: Towards a True Linguistic Pluralism?’, Ethnopolitics 13, no 5: 24566.

    • Search Google Scholar
    • Export Citation
  • Mitchell, D. and M. Miller (2019), ‘Reconciliation through Language Learning? A Case Study of the Turas Irish Language Project in East Belfast’, Ethnic and Racial Studies 42, no 2: 23553.

    • Search Google Scholar
    • Export Citation
  • Nic Craith, M. (2003), ‘Politicised Linguistic Consciousness: The Case of Ulster-Scots’, Nations and Nationalism 7, no 1: 2137.

  • Wright, M. and O. McGrory (2005), ‘Motivation and the Adult Irish Language Learner’, British Educational Research Journal 47, no 2: 191204.

    • Search Google Scholar
    • Export Citation

Metrics

All Time Past Year Past 30 Days
Abstract Views 1814 1027 445
Full Text Views 61 12 0
PDF Downloads 85 9 0