Poland as a multilingual country – Romani language in contact with Polish language Cover Image

Wielojęzyczna Polska – język romski w kontakcie z polszczyzną
Poland as a multilingual country – Romani language in contact with Polish language

Author(s): Anna-Maria Meyer
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Romani language; contact; minorities;language policy.;

Summary/Abstract: There are a wide range of minority languages in Poland – including such languages as Karaite, Lemko and Romani. Polish and international linguists have been studying such minority languages and their relationship with Polish recently, but a lot remains to be done. Such languages are extremely valuable and they must be regarded by the Polonistic linguists as of importance. The article discusses in particular the case of the Romani language. The specifics of the relationship between Polish and Romani languages are discussed in comparison with the relationship between Polish and other languages in Poland.

  • Issue Year: 18/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 145-155
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish