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Autore |
Carling Gerd |
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Scandoromani : remnants of a mixed language / / by Gerd Carling ; in collaboration with Lenny Lindell and Gilbert Ambrazaitis |
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Leiden : , : Brill, , 2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (310 p.) |
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Collana |
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Brill's studies in language, cognition and culture ; ; volume 7 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LindellLenny <1981-> |
AmbrazaitisGilbert <1979-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Languages in contact - Scandinavia |
Swedish language |
Norwegian language |
Romani language |
Electronic books. |
Scandinavia Languages |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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