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Languages and Linguistics

Lydia Leftcoast

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1. I thought Manx and Cornish were essentially extinct

Reply to geardaddy (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 06:31 PM

Nov 2013

Anyway, if you're interested in Britain's Celtic heritage, there's a trilogy of novels by Peter May that take place in the Gaelic-speaking part of Scotland. The first one is The Black House.

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From the Guardian: Don't neglect the UK's indigenous languages [View all] geardaddy Nov 2013 OP

I thought Manx and Cornish were essentially extinct Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2013 #1

They were... geardaddy Nov 2013 #2

Yup. Igel Nov 2013 #3