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Romani in Britain: The Afterlife of a Language

Yaron Matras

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Description:A comprehensive academic work dedicated to the unique speech form of English Romanies/Gypsies often called 'Anglo-Romani'.Technical and very thorough, the author interviewed forty Romany Gypsies from across England and Wales about the language as it is today. Amazingly, Matras's team found almost all the words recorded in 1875 are still in use somewhere in the country.The challenge for any scholar is finding out how the language is used privately. Travellers learn it in the family. When Romani is written down, the spelling can be confusing. There are a lot of accents among Gypsy people.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Romani in Britain: The Afterlife of a Language. To get started finding Romani in Britain: The Afterlife of a Language, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A comprehensive academic work dedicated to the unique speech form of English Romanies/Gypsies often called 'Anglo-Romani'.Technical and very thorough, the author interviewed forty Romany Gypsies from across England and Wales about the language as it is today. Amazingly, Matras's team found almost all the words recorded in 1875 are still in use somewhere in the country.The challenge for any scholar is finding out how the language is used privately. Travellers learn it in the family. When Romani is written down, the spelling can be confusing. There are a lot of accents among Gypsy people.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Romani in Britain: The Afterlife of a Language. To get started finding Romani in Britain: The Afterlife of a Language, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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