LL-L "Language contacts" 2003.09.19 (16) [E]

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A=Afrikaans Ap=Appalachian B=Brabantish D=Dutch E=English F=Frisian
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From: Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann <Fieteding at gmx.net>
Subject: LL-L "Language contacts" 2003.09.18 (05) [E]

Hi, Ron,

You wrote.

> From: R. F. Hahn <lowlands-l at lowlands-l.net>
> Subject: Language contacts
>
> Furthermore, friends in Kalaallit Nunaat tell me that even native speakers
> of Inuqtitut will often prefer to use Danish, and groups of Inuqtitut
> speakers will automatically switch to Danish if a Danish speaker enters
> the
> scene.  I suppose speakers of minoritized Lowlands languages know this
> type
> of situation all too well too.
>
> The question is if all this damage can be repaired.

Yes- so I do often feel in myself.
It's very hard for me to continue in speaking my LS-dialect to people
answering in another dialect or even language, though they are well able to
understand me.

But- I don't aspect it to be a kind of damage. I guess it more to be a
psychological, behavioural pattern. You (I) always tend to come closer to
Your (my) vis-Ã -vis when speaking his language.

Regards

Fiete.

(Friedrich W. Neumann)
Not Lucifer I fear
but those almighty Gods

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