{"product_id":"romani-9780521023306","title":"Romani","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRomani, the language spoken by over 3.5 million Gypsies, has recently attracted increasing interest from both scholars and language policy-makers. This 2002 book is the first overview in English of the structure, history, typology and dialects of Romani. It provides an essential reference for anyone interested in this fascinating language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Matras...has planted on the sands a massive boulder of contribution to knowledge that will not be swept away by any tides.\"   American Journal of Sociology\u003cbr\u003e\"The book will be of tremendous use to a broad range of scholars -- not only linguists but also social scientists and other students in various humanistic disciplines. There is nothing like it available in any language, and it fills a pressing need.\"   Romani Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction; 2. Romani dialects: a brief overview; 3. Historical and linguistic origins; 4. Descriptive phonology; 5. Nominal forms and categories; 6. Verb morphology; 7. Syntactic typology; 8. Grammatical borrowing; 9. Dialect classification; 10. Romani sociolinguistics; 11. Language planning and codification.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862730342743,"sku":"9780521023306","price":29.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521023306.jpg?v=1759918597","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/romani-9780521023306","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}