Dr. Úna Bhreathnach

Príomhthaighdeoir (PI) ar Thionscadal Digitithe Chnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann (Dúchas); agus ar thionscadal Thaisce Chanúintí na Gaeilge (Canúint), le maoiniú ó Taighde Éireann. Bainisteoir eagarthóireachta ar Corpas.ie, Téarma.ie, Logainm.ie, Dúchas.ie, Gaois.ie, Canúint.ie, agus Ainm.ie i measc tionscadail taighde agus téarmeolaíochta eile.

Tá BA sa Iodáilis agus sa bhFealsúnacht ó OÉ, Gaillimh aici, 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. Comhúdar ar Téarmaíocht don Aontas Eorpach. Taithí na hÉireann: Tionscadal GA IATE (Cló Iar-Chonnacht, 2013).

D'fheidhmigh sí mar chomheagarthóir ar TEANGA, Iris Chumann na Teangeolaíochta Feidhmí (2017-20) agus ar Terminology Science & Research (2022-25). Tá sí ina leas-uachtarán ar Chumann Eorpach na Téarmeolaíochta (EAFT). Ball den Centre for Translation and Textual Studies, den Research Group in Biography and Life-Writing agus den Choiste Logainmneacha.

Tá fáilte aici roimh mhic léinn ar spéis leo taighde PhD nó eile a phlé. Tá mic léinn ag obair faoina stiúr faoi láthair ar bhailitheoirí béaloidis agus ar fhoclóireacht na Gaeilge, agus roimhe seo ar bheathaisnéisí mná agus ar bhéaloideas an Chlár.

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Principal Investigator (PI) of the Dúchas.ie National Folklore Digitization Project; and of the Repository of Irish Dialects (Canúint) projects with Taighde Éireann COALESCE funding. Editorial Manager of Corpas.ie, Téarma.ie, Logainm.ie, Ainm.ie, Dúchas.ie, Canúint.ie, Gaois.ie and several other terminology and related projects.

She has a BA in Italian and Philosophy from NUI, Galway, and an MA in European Studies from UCD. Her PhD (A Best-Practice Model for Term Planning, 2011) is on terminology planning and won the International Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theoretical/ Fundamental Research in the Field of Terminology, 2012.

Co-Editor, TEANGA, the Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics (2017-20); co-editor, Terminology Science & Research (2022-25); and vice-president of the European Association for Terminology (EAFT). Member of the Centre for Translation and Textual Studies, of the Research Group in Biography and Life-Writing, and of the Placenames Committee.

She welcomes students wishing to discuss PhD or other research. She currently supervises students investigating folklore collectors and lexicography.

Research Interests

Téarmeolaíocht, téarmaíocht, pleanáil teanga, sochtheangeolaíocht, an Ghaeilge, na daonnachtaí digiteacha, logainmneacha, taighde corpasbhunaithe, meithleacha taighde, canúneolaíocht, béaloideas //
Terminology, language planning, sociolinguistics, Irish language, digital humanities, placenames, corpus-based research, citizen science, dialect studies, folklore

Teaching Interests

Téarmeolaíocht, Sochthéarmeolaíocht, Sochtheangeolaíocht, Eagarthóireacht, Taighde Corpais.

Terminology, Socioterminology, Sociolinguistics, Editing, Corpus Linguistics.

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Professional Qualifications

Professional Certificate in Archives Management
2020 – 2021
Certified Diploma in Project Management
2016 – Ongoing