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Bibliography of Modern Romani Linguistics

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The interest in Romani, the language of the Roma or Gypsies, has grown considerably in recent years. Romani has drawn attention from a.o. grammarians, sociolinguists, Indologists, language contact researchers, language planners, educators, typologists and historical linguists.This Indic language is spoken by between five and ten million people world-wide. The bibliography also covers two other Indic languages spoken by peripatetic groups, Dom or Domari from the Middle East, and Lomavren or Bosha of Eastern Turkey and Armenia.The bibliography contains over 2500 titles in more than thirty languages, published between 1900 to 2003. English translations are provided for all titles written in less common languages. There are indexes for general and linguistic terms, Romani varieties, other languages and geographical terms.The book further contains a very useful Guide to Romani Linguistics, which should enable newcomers to enter this highly interesting field by pointing to the essential titles in different subject areas.

Language: English

Pages: 366

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Release: December 19, 2003

ISBN: 9027237549

ISBN 13: 9789027237545

Bibliography of Modern Romani Linguistics

0/5 ( ratings)

The interest in Romani, the language of the Roma or Gypsies, has grown considerably in recent years. Romani has drawn attention from a.o. grammarians, sociolinguists, Indologists, language contact researchers, language planners, educators, typologists and historical linguists.This Indic language is spoken by between five and ten million people world-wide. The bibliography also covers two other Indic languages spoken by peripatetic groups, Dom or Domari from the Middle East, and Lomavren or Bosha of Eastern Turkey and Armenia.The bibliography contains over 2500 titles in more than thirty languages, published between 1900 to 2003. English translations are provided for all titles written in less common languages. There are indexes for general and linguistic terms, Romani varieties, other languages and geographical terms.The book further contains a very useful Guide to Romani Linguistics, which should enable newcomers to enter this highly interesting field by pointing to the essential titles in different subject areas.

Language: English

Pages: 366

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Release: December 19, 2003

ISBN: 9027237549

ISBN 13: 9789027237545

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