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Romani : a linguistic introduction /

Romani, the language spoken by over 3.5 million Gypsies, has recently attracted increasing interest from both scholars and language policy makers. This book is the first overview in English of the structure, history, typology and dialects of Romani. It provides an essential reference for anyone inte...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Matras, Yaron, 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 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; References; Index of dialects; Index of names; Index of subjects.