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t-online.de>ROMANES Daniel Holzinger, University of Klagenfurt The language of the Sinte (called Romanes by its speakers) is one of the Romani (Gypsy) languages. It belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of Indo-European. Romanes (Sinte) is spoken by about 100.000 - 200.000 people mainly in W-Europe: Germany, France (Manu), Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, N-Italy and N-Yugoslavia. The Sinte were the first Gypsies to arrive in W-Europe about 500 years ago. Most of them are semi-nomadic travelling around in summer time to earn their living. Due to the long stay in a German speaking environment, the Sinte language (esp. the syntax) is quite strongly influenced by German. The morphology however is still intact. Most of the Sinte people use their language. As a minority language it has a strong group defining function. Since it is very hard for gadze (non-gypsies) to gain access to Romanes, the linguistic description at hand is quite a rarity. The sketch contains a short phonological and syntactic description and concentrates rather on morphology and features of narrative texts (aspects, word order, discourse markers, participant tracking). The grammatical description contains text samples in interlinear and free translation. ISBN 3 89586 017 4. Languages of the World/Materials 105. 52 pp. USD 32.50 / DM 49.30 / pound sterling 19.90. 2nd printing 1999. Ordering information for individuals: Please give us your creditcard no. / expiry date or send us a cheque. Prices in this information include shipment worldwide by airmail. A standing order for this series is available with special discounts offered to individual subscribers. LINCOM EUROPA, Paul-Preuss-Str. 25, D-80995 Muenchen, Germany; FAX +4989 3148909; New titles: http://home.t-online.de/home/LINCOM.EUROPA/new1.htm; LINCOM.EUROPAMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
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