Scandoromani : : remnants of a mixed language / / by Gerd Carling ; in collaboration with Lenny Lindell and Gilbert Ambrazaitis.

• Superior document: Brill's studies in language, cognition and culture ; volume 7
• Author: Carling, Gerd.
• TeilnehmendeR: Lindell, Lenny, 1981-; Ambrazaitis, Gilbert, 1979-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill,, 2014.
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's studies in language, cognition and culture ; 7.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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 general. In particular, the study gives support to the model of autonomy of mixed languages.

Table of Contents

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.