Micro-level language-planning and grass-root initiatives: a case study of Irish language comedy and Inari Sámi rap

The aim of this paper is to examine the increased potential for language change from the micro-level, given the new domains in which minority languages are present in the global era. Drawing on the theoretical notion of sociolinguistic scales this paper presents a comparative account of the changing...

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Published in:Current issues in language planning 2011-08, Vol.12 (3), p.363-379
Main Authors: Moriarty, Máiréad, Pietikäinen, Sari
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Case Studies
Comedy
Comparative Analysis
grass-root initiatives
Inari Sámi
Irish
Language Maintenance
Language Minorities
Language Planning
media
micro-level language planning
Music
Musicians
rap
Sociolinguistics
Uncommonly Taught Languages
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to examine the increased potential for language change from the micro-level, given the new domains in which minority languages are present in the global era. Drawing on the theoretical notion of sociolinguistic scales this paper presents a comparative account of the changing positions of the Irish and Inari Sámi languages. Specifically, this paper is centred on a comparative study of two media personalities, namely an Irish language stand-up comedian, Des Bishop, and an Inari Sámi rap artist, Amoć, whose success as language-planning actors stems from their use of the mediated space to influence micro-level language planning. By identifying both Bishop and Amoć as micro-level language-planning actors, this paper will examine the potential knock on effects of such initiatives for macro-level language-planning agencies, such as the educational domain, thereby pointing to the potential for increased minority language recovery when such languages achieve new values and functions.
ISSN:1466-4208
1747-7506
DOI:10.1080/14664208.2011.604962