THE 23RD LANGUAGE: OFFICIAL EU STATUS FOR IRISH AS PORTRAYED IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND'S ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PRESS
Vol.6, Issue 1, 2020, pp. 173-183 Full text
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33919/esnbu.20.1.8
Web of Science: 000569121600010
Author:
Antony Hoyte-West https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4410-6520
Affiliation: University of Rzeszów, Poland
Abstract
Irish became the 23rd official language of the European Union (EU) in 2007. Due to a lack of qualified translators and interpreters, it is currently subject to a derogation which restricts its use in the EU institutions, a situation which aims to be remedied by 2022. Yet the Irish language represents a unique case even within the Republic of Ireland itself. Under British rule, centuries of repression confined its usage to the rural fringes of society, a state of affairs that an independent Ireland has attempted to improve with limited success. This article analyses how recognition of official EU status for Irish has been depicted in the Republic of Ireland's English-language print media. By performing a qualitative content analysis of the online archives of the country's three major English-language newspapers, the aim is to illustrate how official EU status for Irish has been portrayed, paying specific attention to political, cultural and economic factors.
Keywords: Irish language, European Union, Republic of Ireland, print media, newspapers, media portrayal, qualitative content analysis
Article history:
Submitted: 17 March 2020;
Reviewed: 16 April 2020;
Accepted: 18 May 2020;
Published: 30 June 2020
Citation (APA):
Hoyte-West, A. (2020). The 23rd Language: Official EU Status for Irish as Portrayed in the Republic of Ireland's English-Language Press. English Studies at NBU, 6(1), 173-183. https://doi.org/10.33919/esnbu.20.1.8
Copyright © 2020 Antony Hoyte-West
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