- 30 Mar 2014 13:36
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I was reading somewhere that in Scotland there used to be Gaelic and Cumbrian spoken in the lowlands during the Middle Ages. Gradually however the Northumbrian dialect of English began to expand until around the 18th century when it became the predominant language of the lowlands.
Questions:
1. Was language shift in Scotland related to changing ethnic demographics, i.e. was the growth in Scots/English in the lowlands the result of migrations of English speakers from England to Scotland? Or were the two unrelated?
2. When you see Scottish people with English surnames does it mean that their ancestors originally came from the south east of Scotland?
Questions:
1. Was language shift in Scotland related to changing ethnic demographics, i.e. was the growth in Scots/English in the lowlands the result of migrations of English speakers from England to Scotland? Or were the two unrelated?
2. When you see Scottish people with English surnames does it mean that their ancestors originally came from the south east of Scotland?