This report presents the results of a one-year research project, commissioned by Bòrd na Gàidhlig BnG) and carried out by a Soillse Research team, whose goal was to answer the following question:
What corpus planning principles are appropriate for the strengthening and promotion of Scottish Gaelic, and what effective coordination would result in their implementation?
This report contains the following agreed outcomes:
a clear and consistent linguistic foundation for Gaelic corpus planning, according with Bòrd na Gàidhlig’s acquisition, usage and status planning initiatives, and most likely to be supported by Gaelic users.
a programme of priorities to be addressed by Gaelic corpus planning.
recommendations on a means of coordination that will be effective in terms of cost and management (i.e. an institutional framework
