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Subject: Re: [DNA] Red hair blue eyes etc
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:23:10 -0000
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Ellen

that's a pretty fair description of how the Celtic languages have *lost*
ground in the western parts of the British Isles over the last 500 years or
so - to the same nice little language now being learnt all around the world
for all sorts of economic, political and cultural reasons.
Language replacement happens and it can happen incredibly rapidly.

(I agree with just about everything else you said)

Gareth

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From: "ellen Levy" <>
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Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: [DNA] Red hair blue eyes etc


> Andrew & List:
<snip>
> Then how to explain the adoption of Indo-European
> Celtic language in the British Isles, a language
> family that is clearly not "indigenous." I suppose
> they just decided it was a nice little language to
> start speaking and did away with their other,
> non-Indo-European language?
<snip>
> Ellen Coffman


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