Scandoromani : Remnants of a Mixed Language
Scandoromani : Remnants of a Mixed Language
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Author(s): Ambrazaitis, Gilbert
Carling, Gerd
ISBN No.: 9789004266445
Pages: 310
Year: 201401
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 215.28
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

"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.


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