Is there an educational advantage to speaking Irish? An investigation of the relationship between education and ability to speak Irish

International Journal of the Sociology of Language

Volumn , Issue 199, 2009, Pages 143-156

  Watson, Iarfhlaith ^a   Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, Máire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 70350068701     PISSN: 01652516     EISSN: 16133668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJSL.2009.039     Document Type: Article

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