LL-L "Language history" 2009.07.24 (03) [EN]

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From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at fleimin.demon.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Language history" 2009.07.23 (02) [EN]

Andy wrote about how different Norse influences came to different parts of
the British Isles.

Would I be right in thinking that these ideas are historically motivated or
can the linguistic influences be traced?

I was wondering in particular if the 'reet, neet, nowt' of north east
England can be traced to certain parts of Scandinavia, as opposed to the
'richt, nicht, nocht' of Scotland and presumably other parts of the island
(presuming that the 'gh' of English was at one time pronounced like the 'ch'
of Scots, that is).

Was the 'reet, neet, nowt' imported from Scandinavia or is it merely
phonetic shift?

Sandy Fleming
Http://scotstext.org/ <http://scotstext.org/>

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
 Subject: Language history

Sandy! So great to have you back!

Cheers!

Reinhard/Ron
Seattle, USA

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