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Title

Romani : a linguistic introduction / Yaron Matras.

Author

Matras, Yaron, 1963-

Publication

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

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Details

Description

xiv, 291 pages : illustrations, 1 map; 24 cm

Summary

"This book is the first comprehensive overview in English of Romani. It opens with a discussion of the historical and linguistic origins of the Romani-speaking population. An in-depth and detailed discussion is devoted to the changes in the sound system, grammatical structure and lexicon that led to the formation of Proto-Romani and Early Romani. The book surveys current issues in the study of Romani by examining the phonology, morphology, syntactic typology and patterns of grammatical borrowing in the language, drawing on a comparative survey of the principal dialects. It offers a new model of dialect classification, describes the sociolinguistic situation of Romani, examines its contribution to other languages and slangs, and discusses recent and current codification attempts as well as changes in function and status." "The book provides an essential reference for anyone interested in this fascinating language."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Romani <Sprache>
• Romani language
• Zigeunertalen
• Morphologie
• Phonologie
• Syntax
• Romani > Sprache

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-278) and indexes.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Romani dialects: a brief overview -- 3. Historical and linguistic origins -- 4. Descriptive phonology -- 5. Nominal forms and categories -- 6. Verb morphology -- 7. Syntactic typology -- 8. Grammatical borrowing -- 9. Dialect classification -- 10. Romani sociolinguistics -- 11. Language planning and codification.

ISBN

• 0521631653
• 9780521631655
• 9780521023306
• 0521023300

LCCN

2002510386

OCLC

• ocm49872386
• 49872386
• SCSB-1257204

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library