Romani in Britain : the afterlife of a language / Yaron Matras.
Romani is one of Britain's oldest and most established minority languages. Brought to the country by Romani immigrants from continental Europe in the sixteenth century or even earlier, it was spoken in its old, inflected form as a family and community language until the second half of the ninet...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Romani |
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Edinburgh University Press,
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| Summary: | Romani is one of Britain's oldest and most established minority languages. Brought to the country by Romani immigrants from continental Europe in the sixteenth century or even earlier, it was spoken in its old, inflected form as a family and community language until the second half of the nineteenth century, when it yielded to English. But even after its decline as the everyday language of English and Welsh Gypsies, Romani continues to survive in the form of a vocabulary that is used to express an 'emotive mode' of communication among group members. This book examines British Romani in its historical context and in its present-day form, drawing on recordings and interviews with speakers. It documents the Romani vocabulary and its usage patterns in conversation, offering insight into the processes of language death and language revitalization. The volume includes an extensive lexicon of Angloromani as a helpful reference. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 255 pages) : maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-241) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780748643691 0748643699 9780748687015 0748687017 |
| Language: | Text in English and Romani. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |