LL-L "Language survival" 2003.01.05 (11) [E]

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 A=Afrikaans Ap=Appalachian B=Brabantish D=Dutch E=English F=Frisian
 L=Limburgish LS=Lowlands Saxon (Low German) N=Northumbrian
 S=Scots Sh=Shetlandic V=(West)Flemish Z=Zeelandic (Zeêuws)
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From: Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc. <roger.thijs at euro-support.be>
Subject: LL-L "Language survival" 2003.01.05 (10) [E]

Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 10:58 PM
Subject: LL-L "Language survival" 2003.01.05 (10) [E]
R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Language survival
....Elsewhere moribund or extinct languages are sometimes preserved in
enclaves
that consider themselves minorities within minorities for reasons other than
linguistic ones....
I wonder if some of you can think of similar, Lowlands-related cases, and I
wonder if there is a generally applying pattern.
--- endquote ---

I'm not sure this corresponds to "intentional" survival islands, but on
detalled dialect maps of the Rhineland area one defines as little islands:
- Recht (Hohes-Venn-Eifel, since 1919 part of Belgium) has a very particular
dialect, apparently due to migration of Tiroler people, encouraged by the
Prussians in the 19th century.
- The Pfälzer villages South of Kleve are marked for their special dialectal
characteristics. They were a result of migration, forced by the Prussians in
the 19th century.

Further:
- Baarle-Hertog, a belgian municipality enclaved in the Netherlands, still
preserves its belgian way of speaking Dutch

Regards,

Roger

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