A Digital Linguistic Atlas of pan-Gaelic Dialects: Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man

A Digital Linguistic Atlas of pan-Gaelic Dialects: Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man This pioneering project will fill a major gap in the linguistic heritage of the British Isles by providing a long-overdue, much-needed structured digital archive of pan-Gaelic dialects in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. Furthermore, is doubtful if such an extensive survey can be repeated in the future due to the sharp contraction in traditional Gaelic-speaking hinterlands of these islands. A Digital Linguistic Atlas of pan-Gaelic consists of 421 carefully structured sentences aimed at presenting a comparative overview of the Gaelic verb, regular and irregular, in the key tenses and moods. The archive provides an authentic oral record of 100 Gaelic speakers: 60 from Ireland, 40 from Scotland plus two reconstructed responses for Manx surveys. As well as the value of the sound archive in its own right, the resource will also provide a tool for future voice regeneration for local manuscripts, folklore collections and regional literature.