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Goidelic

vr.tr.goidelic · INF.MED

Let an agent explain the Goidelic languages, relay the branch, member languages, historical stages and vitality from linguistic sources with revitalisation attributed, describe the named stages, and distinguish Goidelic from Brythonic Celtic, the individual languages and Celtic languages as a whole.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain the Goidelic languages, relay the branch, member languages, historical stages and vitality from linguistic sources with revitalisation attributed, describe the named stages, and distinguish Goidelic from Brythonic Celtic, the individual languages and Celtic languages as a whole.

The Goidelic or Gaelic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic languages comprising Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx, descended from a common Old Irish and, before that, Primitive Irish attested in ogham inscriptions, with stages the registry aliases name such as Primitive Irish, Early Modern Irish and Classical Gaelic, a shared literary standard; Goidelic is distinguished from the Brythonic branch that includes Welsh, Cornish and Breton. Irish and Scottish Gaelic are living languages with revitalisation efforts, Manx was revived after its last traditional speaker, and their status and vitality are discussed with attribution.

What it is for: The Gaelic branch of Insular Celtic.

It can be explain the branch and members; relay historical stages; describe named stages; present vitality with attribution.

Distinguishing features

Gaelic branch

Three members

Ogham and Old Irish stages

Revitalisation efforts

What it looks like

Not a physical object; spoken and written languages using the Latin alphabet and historically ogham.

Physical character

members: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx list

common ancestor: Old Irish note

registry parent: Insular Celtic note

How it is recognised

Gaelic branch of Insular Celtic

Early Modern Irish, Primitive Irish, Classical Gaelic

Brythonic Celtic includes Welsh and Breton; the individual languages are Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx; Celtic is the wider family

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

Insular Celtic languages

is contrasted with -

Brythonic languages

includes -

Irish language

is contrasted with -

Welsh language

In practice

Families and kinds

Irish

Scottish Gaelic

Manx

historical stages such as Old and Classical Gaelic

Standards and regulation

Official status of Irish and Scottish Gaelic

ISO 639 codes

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing Goidelic and Brythonic Celtic

Stale vitality figures

Treating Gaelic as one language

Also called

Early Modern IrishPrimitive IrishClassical Gaelic

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What Goidelic is.

Attribution.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What are the Goidelic languages, and how do they differ from Brythonic Celtic, the individual languages and Celtic as a whole? definition
  2. Is the question about the branch, a member language or a historical stage? boundary

Stages

Named stages.

Stages

Stages.

  1. What are Primitive Irish, Early Modern Irish and Classical Gaelic? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific stage? action
Members Member languages.

Sources.

Irish

Irish and Scottish Gaelic.

Irish

Irish.

  1. How do Irish and Scottish Gaelic relate? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Irish language? action

Manx

Manx.

Manx

Manx.

  1. How was Manx revived after its last traditional speaker? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
History History.

Sources.

Old Irish

Old Irish.

Old Irish

Old Irish.

  1. How did the Goidelic languages descend from Old Irish? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Ogham

Primitive Irish and ogham.

Ogham

Ogham.

  1. What does ogham reveal about Primitive Irish? provenance
  2. Is the information accurate? boundary
Context Vitality.

Attribution.

Revitalisation

Revitalisation.

Revitalisation

Revitalisation.

  1. What revitalisation efforts support Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx, with status attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary

Status

Official status.

Status

Status.

  1. What official status do these languages have? provenance
  2. Is the information current? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each member language be a separate entry?
  • How should historical stages be documented?
  • How should revitalisation be attributed?