By Gwenfair Parry
The 1891 census used to be the 1st to gather information regarding the language spoken via the folk of Wales, and is for this reason a very trustworthy resource for historians interpreting the socio-economic constitution of Weslh- and English-language skill and the method of language switch in Wales on the finish of the nineteenth century. This research concentrates on 20 groups, selected for his or her geographical, financial and linguistic features which in 1891, accounted for roughly five in keeping with cent of the complete inhabitants of Wales. for every of the chosen parts, an in depth photograph of the socio-economic trend of language use has been built through interpreting various social variables, reminiscent of age, intercourse, relation to move of loved ones, native land and profession, with regards to the language spoken. Intergenerational language shift, the linguistic impact of extra-family contributors, and the results of combined marriages on language switch are investigated, and specific attention is given to migration streams and the presence of incoming strangers and returning relations.
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