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Scandoromani : remnants of a mixed language / By Gerd Carling ; in collaboration with Lenny Lindell and Gilbert Ambrazaitis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carling, Gerd.
- Series:
- Brill's studies in language, cognition and culture ; 7.
- Brill's studies in language, cognition and culture ; 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Languages in contact--Scandinavia.
- Languages in contact.
- Swedish language.
- Norwegian language.
- Romani language.
- Scandinavia--Languages.
- Scandinavia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (310 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden : Brill, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Scandoromani: Remnants of a Mixed Language is the first, comprehensive, international description of the language of the Swedish and Norwegian Romano, also labeled resande/reisende. The language, an official minority language in Sweden and Norway, has a history in Scandinavia going back to the early 16th century. A mixed language of Romani and Scandinavian, it is spoken today by a vanishingly small population of mainly elderly people. This book is based on in-depth linguistic interviews with two native speakers of different families (one of whom is the co-author) as well as reviews of earlier sources on Scandoromani. The study reveals a number of interesting features of the language, as well as of mixed languages in general. In particular, the study gives support to the model of autonomy of mixed languages.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Scandoromani: Language and Speakers
- 2 The Sounds of a Mixed Language
- 3 The Interdependence of Adaptation, Derivation, and Inflection in a Mixed Morphology
- 4 Outline of a Syntax
- 5 Conclusion: Support for an Autonomous Model
- Appendix I Vocabulary
- References
- Author Index
- Language Index
- Subject Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789004266452
- 9004266453
- OCLC:
- 870646846
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004266452 DOI
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