----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Wordingham <richard.wordingham@...>
To: Nostratica@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 12:52 PM
Subject: [Nostratica] Re: learning about Nostratic

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"Gerry <waluk@......>" <waluk@......>
wrote:
> Strange that in some places
different languages are understood
by
> everyone while in other areas
different dialects can be
> unintelligable.  Methinks this
language tree of ours needs a great
> pruning.  Mebets that all world
dialects have word stems that they
> all share.
You won' collect.  Suggest such  a
root!
GR:  For a root I shall select "man" or "father".  How many languages can you display that share this root?
 
Gerry

> >
> > > Yep.  One needs to be a
member of the family to understand
the
> > > nuances.  But I'll bet that
there are a few Welsh speakers
living
> > in
> > > London.
> >
> > I'm not sure there's much of a
Welsh-speaking Welsh community in
> > London, but I await correction.
I don't think the cable TV
> companies
> > offer the Welsh-language TV
channel, S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru)
-
> >
http://www.s4c.co.uk/abouts4c/corpo
rate/c_index.shtml .  I wonder
> > what language the rugby club
called 'London Welsh' uses.
>
> Cockney for the rugby club?  But
you continue raising the bar --
> first it was no Welsh spoken and
now you are speaking of a Welsh
> community and their own
television cable company. 
S4C is broadcast terrestially in
Wales, not England.  It is
available by cable in Wales, but
not in England.
Richard.
> > There has traditionally been a
strong Welsh contingent at Jesus
> > College, Oxford.  However,
since Monmouthshire (now called
Gwent)
> was
> > ceded to Wales (in the late
20th Century), I don't believe
there
> have
> > been any significant,
permanently settled communities of
Welsh
> > speakers in England.
>
> And the bar continues being
raised.  Now you speak of Welsh at
Jesus
> College, Oxford.
>
> > As to what languages are spoken
in England, take a look at the data
> > at
http://www.rosettaproject.org .
Some of the Indian languages
> are
> > locally significant.
>
> :-)
>
> Gerry



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