Learn Romani : [das-duma Rromanes] / / Ronald Lee

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822163103321
• Autore: Lee Ronald <1934->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hatfield, : University of Hertfordshire Press, 2005
• ISBN: 1-905313-72-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (325 pages)
• Disciplina: 491.49782421
• Soggetti: Romani language - English; Romani language; Romani language - Spoken Romani
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright; Notes; Contents; Foreword by Ian Hancock; Introduction; Pronunciation (phonetic system); Lesson one; Lesson two; Lesson three; Lesson four; Lesson five; Lesson six; Lesson seven; Lesson eight; Lesson nine; Lesson ten; Lesson eleven; Lesson twelve; Lesson thirteen; Lesson fourteen; Lesson fifteen; Lesson sixteen; Lesson seventeen; Lesson eighteen; Glossary of Romani words; Recommended reading; Materials for further study of Kalderash and related dialects by Edward Proctor
• Sommario/riassunto: Following 18 carefully structured lessons, this Romani language primer explores the vocabulary and grammar of the Kalderash Roma in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Designed for beginner students, this course reference begins with the basic verbs and nouns and builds through to the subtler grammatical necessities of reading and speaking the language. Quotations from native speakers, poems, songs, proverbs, and folktales add to the cultural and historical understanding of the language.