Le gaélique en Nouvelle-Écosse
The Gaelic language that barely survives in Nova Scotia today is the legacy of the Highlanders who came to this land, previously populated by the Micmac tribe and the Acadians, in the late 18th century. By the middle of the following century, between 50,000 and 60,000 Gaelic-speaking settlers came t...
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| Language: | fra |
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Université de Bretagne Occidentale – UBO
1991-05-01
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| Series: | La Bretagne Linguistique |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/lbl/7174 |
| Summary: | The Gaelic language that barely survives in Nova Scotia today is the legacy of the Highlanders who came to this land, previously populated by the Micmac tribe and the Acadians, in the late 18th century. By the middle of the following century, between 50,000 and 60,000 Gaelic-speaking settlers came to the New World. This resulted in the creation of Scottish Gaelic language communities in eastern Canada: it is estimated that up to 100,000 people spoke Scottish Gaelic in the 19th century. However, by the end of the 20th century, only 500 people are still able to speak the language: the use of English has gradually become more widespread. |
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| ISSN: | 1270-2412 2727-9383 |