The revivals of Manx – introduction

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dc.contributor.authorLewin, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorMcNulty, Erin
dc.contributor.funderLeverhulme Trust
dc.contributor.funderManx cultural organization Culture Vannin
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-22T11:50:15Z
dc.date.available2026-05-22T11:50:15Z
dc.date.issued2026-05-05
dc.description.sponsorshipThe lack of research institutions in the Isle of Man means that research into Manx language topics faces additional obstacles in terms of securing institutional and funding support. It is possible, of course, for scholars to obtain grants from major funders in the UK, Ireland and further afield, as both of the present authors have demonstrated in recent doctoral and postdoctoral projects. A notable recent achievement in this connection is a project to transcribe and analyse eighteenth-century Manx manuscript sermons (), the first externally-funded collaborative research project focusing on Manx language and literature, which was supported by the British Academy and Leverhulme Trust Small Project grant with additional funding from the Manx cultural organization Culture Vannin. Although these examples show that progress is possible, researchers making the case for funding work on Manx topics inevitably face additional challenges in demonstrating the relevance and impact of their projects, in comparison with larger minority languages such as Irish, Welsh or Basque, where there are dedicated institutions, academic departments, publication outlets and funding schemes for the languages in questions. Among other impacts, we hope that this special issue may stimulate discussion within the Isle of Man regarding possibilities for better supporting research and higher education in the island, both in respect of the Manx language and more generally.
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dc.identifier.authororcidLewin, Christopher
dc.identifier.authororcidMcNulty, Erin
dc.identifier.citationLewin, C & McNulty, E 2026, 'The revivals of Manx – introduction', International Journal of the Sociology of Language, vol. 2026, no. 298-299, pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijsl-2026-0002
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/ijsl-2026-0002
dc.identifier.endpage22
dc.identifier.issn0165-2516
dc.identifier.issued298-299
dc.identifier.journaltitleInternational Journal of the Sociology of Language
dc.identifier.otherRIS: urn:F1FB95A98C89CDB859B61E66F5A6CF75
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/18837
dc.identifier.volume2026
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDe Gruyter Mouton
dc.relation.urihttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105038437592
dc.relation.urihttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105038437592?origin=resultslist
dc.rights© 2026, the author(s), published by De Gruyter. Open Access. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
dc.rights.accessrightsopen access
dc.rights.licensenameAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.statusPeer reviewed
dc.subjectEndangered language
dc.subjectIsle of Man
dc.subjectManx
dc.subject[LanguageLiteratureCulture]
dc.titleThe revivals of Manx – introductionen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)
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