Lecture, Barnard's Inn Hall, Thursday, 18 Feb 2027 - 18:00

Language Revitalisation and the (In)Visibility of Indigenous Languages

A large rectangular roadside welcome sign stands against a bright, clear blue sky, reading "Fàilte don Ghàidhealachd" in green text and "Welcome to the Highlands" in bold black text below it. The sign features an illustration of a scenic Scottish landscape with purple mountains, a blue lake, green pine trees, and a silhouette resembling the Loch Ness Monster

The United Kingdom has a number of indigenous languages which have had an important role in the shaping of the identities of its constituent parts. They are not on an equal footing in terms of legal status; neither have they had similar levels of support at grassroots level.

While the linguistic identity of Northern Ireland has been the subject of contestation, Scotland is also of interest in this respect. This lecture compares these situations with particular reference to (in)visibility in the public space.

Professor Mícheál B. Ó Mainnín

Professor Mícheál Ó Mainnín

Visiting Professor of Linguistics

Professor Mícheál Ó Mainnín works within the School of Arts, English and Languages at Queen's University Belfast.

His principal research interests lie in the...

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