> >
> > > 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/corporate/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