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Dr Úna Bhreathnach

Name:Dr Úna Bhreathnach
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Dr Úna Bhreathnach

Dr Úna Bhreathnach

Biographical Details:

Tá BA sa Iodáilis agus sa bhFealsúnacht ó OÉ, Gaillimh ag Úna Bhreathnach, chomh maith le MA sa Staidéar Eorpach (UCD). Scríobh sí tráchtas PhD faoin deachleachtas sa bpleanáil téarmaíochta, A Best-Practice Model for Term Planning (2011), a bhuaigh an International Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theoretical/ Fundamental Research in the Field of Terminology, 2012. Tá sí ina bainisteoir eagarthóireachta ar www.focal.ie, www.logainm.ie agus www.ainm.ie i measc tionscadail taighde agus téarmeolaíochta eile.
Úna Bhreathnach has a BA in Italian and Philosophy from NUI, Galway, and an MA in European Studies from UCD. Her PhD (2011) is on terminology planning and won the International Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theoretical/ Fundamental Research in the Field of Terminology, 2012. She is Editorial Manager of www.focal.ie, www.logainm.ie, www.ainm.ie, and several other terminology and related projects.

Research Interests:

Téarmeolaíocht, téarmaíocht, pleanáil teanga, sochtheangeolaíocht, an Ghaeilge
Terminology, language planning, sociolinguistics, Irish language

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

Selected Books

  • Bhreathnach, Ú. & Ó Ciardubháin, C., Ciceanna slánaithe nó buillí fealltacha? Spléachadh ar chruthú téarmaí in vitro i bhfoclóir nua spóirt, Comhdháil ar Litríocht agus Cultúr na Gaeilge, 12-OCT-12 - 12-OCT-12, Roinn na Gaeilge, Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh
  • Bhreathnach, Úna, Users of www.focal.ie and how to best serve their needs, EAFT-AET 6th Terminology Summit. Terminology - responsibility and awareness. International seminar on national termbanks., 10-OCT-12 - 12-OCT-12, Osló
  • Bhreathnach, Ú., Nic Phaidín, C., Ó Cleircín, G., Building on a terminology resource - the Irish experience, EURALEX 2010, 06-JUL-10 - 10-JUL-10, Leeuwarden/Ljouwert, The Netherlands
  • Bhreathnach Ú., Is there a best-practice model for term planning?, LPLL 2009 Conference - Language Policy and Language Learning: New Paradigms and New Challenges, 18-JUN-09 - 20-JUN-09, Limerick
  • Bhreathnach, Ú, Nic Pháidín, C, Uí Bhraonáin, D, www.focal.ie Terminology project, In: Corino, E,Marello, C, Onesti, C ed.Euralex, 06-SEP-06 - 09-SEP-06, Turin, Italy, 807 - 812