Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 48 minutes ago
Second section of Ifor's monologue, with subtitles, transcript, and English translation.
How then was language passed on, in the Welsh-speaking society of London when you were young?
While there were various patterns of language maintenance amongst the London Welsh of Ifor’s own generation, as he illustrates with stories of his friends, the general picture was one of “slippage”. He also mentions the beneficial impact of the Welsh medium primary school in London which offers language support through various modes of delivery, although Ifor himself did not attend, perhaps because his parents were confident that they could maintain the language adequately in the home, as had been their own experience. Indeed, some of the best Welsh speakers of his own generation were not necessarily products of the school.
Transcript here: multidict.net/cs/12435
Full English translation here: guthan.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ifor-2-translation.pdf
Part of the "Welshman from London" series of videos for the Island Voices "Extensions" series. More information here: guthan.wordpress.com/2025/06/23/ifor-ap-glyn-welshman-from-london
Second section of Ifor's monologue, with subtitles, transcript, and English translation.
How then was language passed on, in the Welsh-speaking society of London when you were young?
While there were various patterns of language maintenance amongst the London Welsh of Ifor’s own generation, as he illustrates with stories of his friends, the general picture was one of “slippage”. He also mentions the beneficial impact of the Welsh medium primary school in London which offers language support through various modes of delivery, although Ifor himself did not attend, perhaps because his parents were confident that they could maintain the language adequately in the home, as had been their own experience. Indeed, some of the best Welsh speakers of his own generation were not necessarily products of the school.
Transcript here: multidict.net/cs/12435
Full English translation here: guthan.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ifor-2-translation.pdf
Part of the "Welshman from London" series of videos for the Island Voices "Extensions" series. More information here: guthan.wordpress.com/2025/06/23/ifor-ap-glyn-welshman-from-london
