LL-L: "Language contacts" LOWLANDS-L, 25.FEB.2001 (01) [E]

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From: Colin Wilson [lcwilson at starmail.com]
Subject: LL-L: "Language survival" LOWLANDS-L, 22.FEB.2001 (03) [E]

At 15:33 22/02/01 -0800, Sandy Fleming wrote:
>I'd say little or no Cockney gets into other dialects via TV.
>The reason London expressions spread is because there are so
>many Londoners on the island as compared to anybody else.

I do remember reading of a study a couple of years ago where it was
shown that the speech of children in some areas of Glasgow was
being affected by London English. This really would have to be
caused by the TV, as those children's direct personal contact with
London English would be minimal.

I wonder if Sandy, or anyone, can suggest an explanation for how
"cheers" has largely displaced "thanks" in colloquial usage, even
here in northern Scotland.

I can honestly say that I had *never* heard the word used in that
way, until I took a job in Potters Bar (just outside London) in
1979. Nowadays, you even see it in written Scots, in the newsgroups
for example.

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                                the barra wadna row its lane
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