Author: Guus Extra
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 470
ISBN-13: 9781853595097
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The book offers demographic, sociolinguistic, and educational perspectives on the status of both regional and immigrant languages in Europe and in a wider international context. From a cross-national point of view, empirical evidence on the status of these other languages of multicultural Europe is brought together in a combined frame of reference.
Author: Eldra Jarman
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 250
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Gypsy family of Abram Wood first arrived in Wales in the eighteenth century, speaking a language close to Hindi and Sanskrit. Welsh society found their customs strange and sometimes unacceptable. This study is a combination of historical and linguistic scholarship with inside knowledge drawn from family tradition.
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Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published:
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 3110177765
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Nicholas Saul
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780853236894
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Since the arrival of the "Gypsies," or Romanies, in Europe at the beginning of the eleventh century, Europeans have simultaneously feared and romanticized them. That ambiguity has contributed to centuries of confusion over the origins, culture, and identity of the Romanies, a confusion that too often has resulted in marginalization, persecution, and scapegoating. The Role of the Romaniesbrings together international experts on Romany culture from the fields of history, sociology, linguistics, and anthropology to address the many questions and problems raised by the vexed relationship between Romany and European cultures. The book's first section considers the genesis, development, and scope of the field of Romany studies, while the second part expands from there to consider constructions of Romany culture and identity. Part three focuses on twentieth-century literary representations of Romany life, while the final part considers how the role of the Romanies will ultimately be remembered and recorded. Together, the essays provide an absorbing portrait of a frequently misunderstood people.
Author: Peter Trudgill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1984-05-17
Total Pages: 612
ISBN-13: 9780521240574
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