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Denis
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Username: Denis
Post Number: 1
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 10:17 am: |   
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Has anyone seen Demi Moore's new movie "Half Light"? It's a thriller/romance about a successful novelist who moves to rural Scotland after the death of her son.
There are two scenes in which a Gaelic language is spoken. One is a conversation between two women in the library after the main character leaves. The other is between two men in a pub setting.
I only say "a Gaelic language" because I don't even know Irish well enough to pick it out from the others. I'm sure it's supposed to be Scottish Gaelic given the setting of the movie, but Welsh is a possibility since the movie was shot in Wales.
The scenery alone is worth watching the movie. The chilling plot is guaranteed to freak you out. I still wonder what language they are speaking and what they are saying.
Le meas,
Denis |
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Antaine
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Username: Antaine
Post Number: 689
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 04:19 pm: |
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Welsh is not a gaelic language, tho... |
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Aindréas
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Username: Aindréas
Post Number: 58
Registered: 09-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 12:32 am: |
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I just watched the trailer; it looks really interesting. I'll need to check it out.
Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde.
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Denis
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Username: Denis
Post Number: 2
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 08:00 am: |
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Sorry for the goof. Thanks for pointing it out, Antaine. Would it have been correct for me to say the Goidelic family of languages?
My only point was, if, for instance, Cornish had mugged me in the street one day, and they brought all six suspects down to the police station for a lineup, I still wouldn't be able to finger my assailant! A police sketch artist wouldn't help either cause then I'd have to figure out where to put the fadas! |
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Max
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Username: Max
Post Number: 462
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 08:51 am: |
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>Would it have been correct for me to say the Goidelic family of languages?
Nope.
Goidelic is not a family (Indoeuropean is). And Welsh is a Brythonic (as opposed to Goidelic) language. |
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Antaine
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Username: Antaine
Post Number: 690
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 08:52 am: |
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Unfortunately no, those of the Goidelic group are the 'Gaelic' languages, namely Irish, Scottish and Manx
Welsh, Cornish and Breton are in the Brythonic grouping. Those terms usually confuse people, so when dealing with laymen I typically use the term 'Gaelic' to apply to Irish and its offspring (Scottish and Manx) and 'Celtic' for all others (usually I am talking to people about Irish, and so lumping everybody else 'over there' is just a simplification of non-germane material).
There are other Celtic languages as well, some of which are extinct. These include Cumbrian, Pictish (both in Britain), Gaulish (France), Galician (Spain), and Galatian (Turkey).
(Message edited by antaine on April 01, 2006) |
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Antaine
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Username: Antaine
Post Number: 691
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 08:53 am: |
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oops, Max beat me to the punch =) |
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Denis
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Username: Denis
Post Number: 3
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 11:02 am: |
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Go raibh maith agat a Max agus Antaine. Now I know how the languages are grouped.
Different issue - I have mostly been a lurker on this forum until now. Does my username cause any confusion? I notice Dennis King posts alot. Maybe I could change it to Donnacha a Dó. |
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Caoimhín
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Username: Caoimhín
Post Number: 177
Registered: 01-1999
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 05:06 pm: |
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A good idea, a Dhenis. And nice of you to consider it.
You'll have to create a new account with that user name. If you need assistance, please let me know.
Caoimhín
Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam.
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