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- Title
SOME INFLUENCES ON THE GAELIC OF CAPE BRETON.
- Authors
Grannd, Seumas
- Abstract
The article discusses some influences of Gaelic language to the people of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia province of Canada. It explores the historical background of Cape Breton which includes the unsuccessful proposal of T.R MacInnes MP in 1890 to make Gaelic as the official language of Canada and this led to Gaelic exclusion in schools. Nevertheless, only one school in Mabou, Inverness County offers Gaelic subject at present. The author also provides comparative analysis on various Gaelic words used between Cape Breton communities and Scotland communities. Lastly, it concludes that majority of Gaelic speakers in Cape Breton are Roman Catholic while Gaelic speakers in Scotland communities are protestants.
- Subjects
CAPE Breton (N.S. : County); MABOU Group (N.S.); CANADA; SCOTLAND; SCOTTISH Gaelic language; HISTORY of Nova Scotia, 1867-; SCHOOLS; COMPARATIVE studies; CATHOLICS; PROTESTANTS
- Publication
Scottish Language, 1998, Issue 17, p119
- ISSN
0264-0198
- Publication type
Article