The book examines the changing relationship between minority languages and language policy and planning in the context of globalization, through an examination of the Irish language context. It demonstrates how localized practices are involved in the refashioning of the value of the Irish language.

Inhalt

1. Setting the Scene

2. Globalization and Minority Language Planning and Policy

3. The Irish Language in Globalization

4. Site 1: Media, LPP and Globalization

5. Site 2: Comedy, LPP and Globalization

6. Site 3: Hip Hop, LPP and Globalization

7. Site 4: Tourism, LPP and Globalization

8. Concluding Remarks: Globalizing LPP