Angloromani: A different kind of language?

Yaron Matras; Hazel Gardner; Charlotte Jones; Veronica Schulman

Angloromani: A different kind of language?

Yaron Matras, Hazel Gardner, Charlotte Jones, Veronica Schulman

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Abstract

Angloromani is the mixed Romani-English speech of Gypsies in Britain. Ours is the first modern attempt at a corpus-based, fieldwork investigation of Angloromani. Its emergence and functions, as well as its position within the typology of mixed languages, have been controversial. We consider the history of Angloromani and its present structures and conversational functions, and conclude that it is a speech variety that differs in various ways from the prototypical notion of a "language.".

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	142-184
Number of pages	43
Journal	Anthropological Linguistics
Volume	49
Issue number	2
State	Published - Jun 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Language and Linguistics
Anthropology
Linguistics and Language

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