Department of Celtic and Gaelic
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The Department of Celtic and Gaelic is an academic unit at the University of Glasgow dedicated to the study, teaching, and research of Celtic languages, literatures, and cultures, with a particular focus on Scottish Gaelic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Celtic and Gaelic canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4937646 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Celtic and Gaelic Context triple: [College of Arts (University of Glasgow), hasDepartment, Department of Celtic and Gaelic]
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Bòrd na Gàidhlig
Bòrd na Gàidhlig is the principal public body in Scotland responsible for promoting, supporting, and planning for the future of the Scottish Gaelic language.
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Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities
The Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities is a national doctoral training partnership in Scotland that coordinates and supports advanced research training and funding for postgraduate students in the arts and humanities across multiple universities.
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Department of Germanic Studies
The Department of Germanic Studies is an academic unit focused on the languages, literatures, and cultures of Germanic-speaking regions, typically offering instruction and research in areas such as German language, linguistics, and related cultural studies.
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Celtic studies
Celtic studies is an academic field focused on the languages, literature, history, and cultures of the Celtic-speaking peoples from ancient times to the present.
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Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht was an Irish government department responsible for national cultural policy, including the arts, heritage conservation, and the promotion of the Irish language and Gaeltacht regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Celtic and Gaelic Target entity description: The Department of Celtic and Gaelic is an academic unit at the University of Glasgow dedicated to the study, teaching, and research of Celtic languages, literatures, and cultures, with a particular focus on Scottish Gaelic.
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A.
Bòrd na Gàidhlig
Bòrd na Gàidhlig is the principal public body in Scotland responsible for promoting, supporting, and planning for the future of the Scottish Gaelic language.
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B.
Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities
The Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities is a national doctoral training partnership in Scotland that coordinates and supports advanced research training and funding for postgraduate students in the arts and humanities across multiple universities.
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C.
Department of Germanic Studies
The Department of Germanic Studies is an academic unit focused on the languages, literatures, and cultures of Germanic-speaking regions, typically offering instruction and research in areas such as German language, linguistics, and related cultural studies.
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D.
Celtic studies
Celtic studies is an academic field focused on the languages, literature, history, and cultures of the Celtic-speaking peoples from ancient times to the present.
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E.
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht was an Irish government department responsible for national cultural policy, including the arts, heritage conservation, and the promotion of the Irish language and Gaeltacht regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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university department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
cultural studies
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humanities ⓘ linguistics ⓘ literary studies ⓘ |
| affiliation | College of Arts, University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gaelic-speaking communities in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employs |
lecturers in Celtic studies
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professors of Gaelic ⓘ |
| field |
Celtic studies
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Gaelic studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Celtic cultures
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Celtic languages ⓘ Celtic literatures ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| hasMission |
promotion of Scottish Gaelic
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research in Celtic and Gaelic ⓘ teaching of Celtic and Gaelic ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
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Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gilmorehill campus
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Glasgow ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| offersCourse |
modules in Celtic civilization
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modules in Gaelic literature ⓘ modules in Scottish Gaelic language ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
postgraduate research degrees in Celtic studies
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postgraduate taught programmes in Celtic studies ⓘ undergraduate degree in Celtic and Gaelic ⓘ undergraduate degree in Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| researchArea |
Celtic history
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Celtic linguistics ⓘ Celtic philology ⓘ Gaelic language revitalisation ⓘ Gaelic oral tradition ⓘ Gaelic sociolinguistics ⓘ Gaelic song and poetry ⓘ Scottish Gaelic language ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic literature ⓘ |
| supports |
Gaelic language policy and planning research
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Gaelic-medium education initiatives ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/celticgaelic/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Celtic and Gaelic Description of subject: The Department of Celtic and Gaelic is an academic unit at the University of Glasgow dedicated to the study, teaching, and research of Celtic languages, literatures, and cultures, with a particular focus on Scottish Gaelic.
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
College of Arts