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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Welsh language"”.
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The impact of the introduction of Welsh language policies by Welsh Health Authorities
… reasons underlying policies on the use of the Welsh language which have been produced by Health Authorities within Wales.<br/><br/>This includes an examination of a range of macro and micro factors which may have had some bearing on the issue.<br/><br/>To ensure that the research is in part …
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The challenges and risks inherent in Welsh language revitalization and the Cymraeg 2050 Strategic Plan
The new Welsh Language Strategy, Cymraeg 2050 makes dramatic demands upon the resources, infrastructure and policies of Welsh language planning. To bring about the desired increase in Welsh speaker numbers there will need to be a complete rethink of Welsh language policy, and the challenges faced …
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The influence of religion on the survival of the Welsh language 1801-2011 : a tale of two centuries.
The Welsh language is derived from what has been termed “Common Celtic”, itself a derivative from an Indio-European root. In the outer regions of the Roman Empire, two branches of Celtic emerged – Brittonic (P Celtic), spoken throughout most of Britain including lowland Scotland, and Goidelic (Q …
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The Role of Welsh Language Journalism in Shaping the Construction of Welsh Identity and the National Character of Wales.
Ever since Edward I subjugated the Welsh in 1282 and, a little over 250 years later, Henry VIII attempted to wipe the country off the map, Wales has lived in the overpowering shadow of its powerful English neighbour. Unlike Scotland, Wales did not develop its own legal and banking systems and …
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Minority language television - social, political and cultural implications
This thesis explores the subject of minority language television by comparing the cases of Wales and Brittany, and in particular the social, political and cultural implications of the Welsh language television channel S4C. The thesis is divided up into two interrelated parts, where the first part …
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Cultural Nationalism in the Age of Mass Media: Television and the Struggle Over Meaning in Wales
From the late 1960s until 1982, a revitalized Welsh cultural nationalism mobilized over the issue of Welsh-language television. This study of that mobilization uses theories of culture and politics from the cultural studies literature to examine transformations in the discourses on culture during …
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Welsh medium education in south east Wales, 1949-1962 : a critical analysis of development
Concern for the maintenance of the Welsh language has increased since the middle years of the twentieth century and the demand for educational provision is a reflection of this. The use of education as a means to promote the status of a minority language in a bilingual community is a social …
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Making 'fritters with English:' Functions of Early Modern Welsh Dialect on the English Stage
The Welsh had a unique status as paradoxically familiar ‘foreigners’ throughout early modern London; Henry VIII actively suppressed the use of the Welsh language, even though many in the Tudor line selectively boasted of Welsh ancestry. Still, in the late-sixteenth century, there was a surge in …
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A study of the Segmental and Suprasegmental Phonology of Rhondda Valleys English
… of English (e.g. the West Country) and the Welsh Language are observed.<br/><br/>The suprasegmental (prosodic) analysis is of spontaneous conversational data, and is auditory and instrumental. The phonology of RVE intonation is described mainly via a system of intonation phrases (IPs), …
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An exploration of the perceptions of undergraduate trainee teachers regarding the factors that impacted upon their use of incidental Welsh in the primary classroom.
… factors that impact upon their use of incidental Welsh in the primary classroom. The concept of ‘incidental Welsh’ is defined as “interactions between adults and children that arise naturally in an unstructured situation…” (Estyn, 2013b). It is a compulsory requirement of every teacher’s practice. …
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"Yn eu hiaith eu hunain" / "In their own language." The settlement and assimilation of the Welsh in Iowa County, Wisconsin, 1840-1920.
… in lead mining and agriculture, the Welsh established a small but influential ethnic community in Iowa County, Wisconsin, in the mid-nineteenth century. However, it is a community that has so far escaped detailed historical study. This dissertation examines the settlement and …
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Ble mae’r Gymraeg? Where’s the Welsh? An investigation into the language of social interactions of secondary school students in a Welsh-medium secondary school.
… increase in the number of pupils from non-Welsh-speaking homes attending bilingual and Welsh-medium schools in Wales, the adoption of the language for social use amongst such pupils in anglicised regions of the country has been a matter of concern. This has led some to maintain that, for …
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A study of the parishes of Rhiw and Llanfaelrhys 1782-1947.
… characteristics could be anticipated due to the Welsh context.Considerable evidence of a varied nature, including previously unpublished material has been examined. The period studied has been subdivided into five phases of approximately thirty years duration. In each phase the themes of …
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Dawn dweud: A study of colloquial and idiomatic welsh
… of the vagaries of colloquial and idiomatic Welsh. It includes proverbs, idioms, slang, set-phrases, dialect forms, varieties of pronunciation and, with many common words, colloquial varieties of meaning. In addition, the grammatical variations of colloquial and idiomatic Welsh are also …
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The Welsh Broadcaster: a Study of Communicator Ideology and Orientation amongst Producers in BBC Wales
… analysis of the resurgence and mobilisation of Welsh ethnicity, its influence in the 'construction* of a "Welsh Question 1 and its relationship to the development of Welsh broadcasting. The analysis revealed the intersection of ethnic and linguistic concerns with the professional and social …
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Wales and the German Democratic Republic: Expressions and perceptions of Welsh identity during the Cold War
… questions: i) the identity and motivations of Welsh individuals or organisations approaching and engaging with the GDR and considering to what extent their ‘Welsh identity’ influenced their positioning vis-à-vis the GDR and the Cold War; ii) the extent of Welsh acceptance of any overtures made …
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Datblygu a Gwerthuso Cwrs Ail Iaith yn y Gymraeg ar Gyfer Athrawon Babanod I Gwrdd a Gofynion y Cwricwlwm Cenedlaethol
… of this work is to develop and evaluate a second language course for infant teachers which will enable them to teach Welsh within the National Curriculum. It was recognized that more Welsh teachers were needed and that the availability of properly trained personnel was critical to the …
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Llunio arholiad safon gyffredin i oedolion sydd yn dysgu Cymraeg fel ail iaith
… assess the examination needs of adults learning Welsh as a second language. A number of adults sat the Welsh Joint Education Committee Ordinary Level examination (03) and though they were successful in that examination, it was not relevant to their needs or experience. Realising this, the …
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Mutation and the syntactic structure of modern colloquial Welsh
… of initial consonantal mutation in modern Welsh, and explore the syntactic structure of this language: I will concentrate on the syntax of Colloquial rather than Literary Welsh. It transpires that mutation phenomena can frequently be cited as evidence for or against certain syntactic …
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