LEADER 03356nam 22006372 450 001 9910458807103321 005 20151002020704.0 010 $a0-7486-7152-8 010 $a1-282-94178-X 010 $a9786612941788 010 $a0-7486-4369-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000060618 035 $a(EBL)624268 035 $a(OCoLC)703219378 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000472863 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11280662 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000472863 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10436937 035 $a(PQKB)11776454 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780748643691 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000092842 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC624268 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL624268 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10433744 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL294178 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000060618 100 $a20120514d2010|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRomani in Britain $ethe afterlife of a language /$fYaron Matras$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aEdinburgh :$cEdinburgh University Press,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 255 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-7486-3904-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [232]-241) and indexes. 327 $aAngloromani: a different kind of language? -- The roots of Romani -- The historical position of British Romani -- The structural composition of Angloromani -- The conversational functions of Angloromani -- Conclusions: The decline, death and afterlife of a language -- Apendixes: 1. Lexicon of Angloromani -- 2. Predecessor expressions by origin. 330 $aRomani is one of Britain's oldest and most established minority languages. Brought to the country by Romani immigrants from continental Europe in the sixteenth century or even earlier, it was spoken in its old, inflected form as a family and community language until the second half of the nineteenth century, when it yielded to English. But even after its decline as the everyday language of English and Welsh Gypsies, Romani continues to survive in the form of a vocabulary that is used to express an 'emotive mode' of communication among group members. This book examines British Romani in its historical context and in its present-day form, drawing on recordings and interviews with speakers. It documents the Romani vocabulary and its usage patterns in conversation, offering insight into the processes of language death and language revitalization. The volume includes an extensive lexicon of Angloromani as a helpful reference. 606 $aRomani language$zGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aRomani language$zGreat Britain 606 $aRomani language$zGreat Britain$xSpoken Romani$xHistory 606 $aRomani language$zGreat Britain$xSpoken Romani 615 0$aRomani language$xHistory. 615 0$aRomani language 615 0$aRomani language$xSpoken Romani$xHistory. 615 0$aRomani language$xSpoken Romani. 676 $a491.4970941 700 $aMatras$b Yaron$f1963-$0183842 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458807103321 996 $aRomani in Britain$92443599 997 $aUNINA