Biography
Máiréad Moriarty is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics. Her research focuses on the relationship between language and society with a particular focus on the representation of language and language varieties in the media and in the study of minority language policy and planning. She has published widely in these fields. Some of her more recent publications a monograph entitled 'Globalizing language policy and planning: An Irish language perspective' published by Palgrave in 2015 and articles in key academic journals including The International Journal of the Sociology of Language, Language, Curriculum and Culture and the International Journal of Bilingualism.
Teaching Interests
Mairead Moriarty's teaching interests lie in the broad field of a Applied Linguistics. Mairead has a keen interest in teaching aspects of linguistics including phonetics and phonology, language systems and language acquisitions. Mairead also teaches aspects of sociolinguistis and draws largely on the media as a resource. Mairead also teaches aspects of cultural studies.
Professional Activities
Association
- 2012 Member, IRAAL
- 2011 Executive Member, International Association of Spanish in Society
Education
- 2007 University of Limerick - Ph.D.
Publications
Book Chapter
Súil Eile: Sociolinguistic change and the Irish language
Mairead Moriarty
MEDIZATION AND SOCIOLINGUISTIC CHANGE
A language ideological debate in an Irish tourist down
Mairead Moriarty
Minority Languages in the Linguistic Landscape
New Roles for Endangered Languages
Mairead Moriarty
Cambridge Encycopedia of Endangered Languages
Conference Contribution
Conference Publication
International Conference on Minority Languages
Moriarty, M and Kelly Holmes, H
NORFACE SEMINAR SERIES ON LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY
Moriarty, M
Edited Book
Language, learning and teaching : An Irish prespective
Other Publication
Towards our goals in broadcasting, the press, the performing arts and the economy: Minority languages in Northern Ireland
Moriarty, M
Journal Of Sociolinguistics
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-6441.2006.0327g.x
Lingusitic politics: Language policies for Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and Scotland
Moriarty, M
Journal Of Sociolinguistics
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-6441.2006.0327g.x
Peer Reviewed Journal
Languages in Motion: Modiblity and multilingualism in the linguistics landscape
Moriarty, Mairead
International Journal of Bilingualism
DOI: 10.1177/1367006913484208
Contesting language ideologies in the linguistic landscape of an Irish tourist town
Moriarty, M
International Journal of Bilingualism
DOI: 10.1177/1367006913484209
There's no excuse, speak Catalan. The marketing of language acquisition to mobility students
David Atkinson and Mairead Moriarty
International Journal Of Applied Linguistics
Minority languages and performative genres: the case of Irish language stand-up comedy
Moriarty, M
Journal Of Multilingual And Multicultural Development
DOI: 10.1080/01434632.2011.604420
Micro-level laguage planning and grass roots initiatives: Irish comedy and Inari Sami rap
Moriarty, Mairead and Pietikaninen, Sari
Current Issues in Language Planning
The effects of language planning initiatives on the language attitudes and language practices of university students A comparative study of Irish and Basque
Moriarty, M
Language Problems & Language Planning
DOI: 10.1075/lplp.34.2.03mor
Normalizing language through television: The case of the Irish language television channel, TG4
Moriarty, Mairead
Journal of Multicultural Discourses