This paper compares the sociolinguistic trajectory of a ‘latent’ speaker mother to that of a ‘new’ speaker mother. Drawing on Shandler (TDR 48(1):19–43, 2004), it introduces the term ‘post-vernacular FLP’ as a means to conceptualise the latent speaker mother’s emblematic use of Gaelic with her child as a ‘seed’ from which language revitalisation can be cultivated, rather than a terminus. The paper discusses how the latent speaker mother’s current ideological landscape in many ways encapsulates the tepidity of the older generation’s ideologies. This contrasts to the new speaker mother, who has undergone the ideological transformation necessary to take an activist stance towards the language and implement a ‘pro-Gaelic’ FLP. The paper then considers the linguistic confidence barrier as described by both mothers, particularly in terms of using child-directed speech in Gaelic, and shows how the new speaker mother overcame this particular barrier. The paper concludes by discussing the policy implications of this analysis, and poses the crucial question: what specific on-the-ground measures can be taken to transform post-vernacular FLPs to pro-Gaelic FLPs?

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如何扭转局面：将“后本土 FLP”与“亲盖尔 FLP”进行比较所产生的政策影响

本文比较了“潜在”说话者母亲与“新”说话者母亲的社会语言学轨迹。借鉴 Shandler (TDR 48(1):19–43, 2004)，它引入了术语“后白话 FLP”作为一种手段，将潜在的说话者母亲象征性地使用盖尔语作为一种“种子”，从语言振兴是可以培养的，而不是一个终点。这篇论文讨论了潜在演讲者母亲当前的意识形态景观如何在许多方面概括了老一辈意识形态的不温不火。这与新的演讲者母亲形成鲜明对比，她经历了必要的意识形态转变，以对语言采取积极的立场并实施“亲盖尔语”FLP。然后，论文考虑了两位母亲所描述的语言信心障碍，特别是在盖尔语中使用面向儿童的语音方面，并展示了新演讲者的母亲如何克服这一特殊障碍。本文最后讨论了该分析的政策含义，并提出了一个关键问题：可以采取哪些具体的实地措施将后本土 FLP 转变为亲盖尔 FLP？