| Physical description |
1 online resource (xiv, 291 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-278) and indexes. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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 interested in this fascinating language. |
| Subject |
Romani language.
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Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0511040113 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511040115 (electronic bk.) |
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0511157649 |
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9780511157646 |
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0511051042 |
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9780511051043 |
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9780521631655 |
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0521631653 |
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9780511486791 (electronic bk.) |
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0511486790 (electronic bk.) |
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9786610420285 |
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6610420289 |
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1107115663 |
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9781107115668 |
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1280420286 |
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9781280420283 |
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0511176740 |
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9780511176746 |
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0511329768 |
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9780511329760 |
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9780521023306 (paperback) |
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0521023300 |
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