LL-L: "Language contacts" LOWLANDS-L, 26.FEB.2001 (01) [E]

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From: Pat Reynolds [pat at caerlas.demon.co.uk]
Subject: LL-L: "Language contacts" LOWLANDS-L, 25.FEB.2001 (02) [E]

Possibly not counting as a 'significant' change, a study in Milton
Keynes (Bucks) about ten years ago (I think) found that young people
were speaking what you'ld expect - except they'd got a few Australian
vowel sounds, picked up from soaps.

Best wishes to all,
--
Pat Reynolds
pat at caerlas.demon.co.uk
   "It might look a bit messy now, but just you come back in 500 years
time"
   (T. Pratchett)

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