Language contact on the Iberian Peninsula: Romani and the autochthonous languages

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Abstract

This article focuses on the history of the linguistic exchange between Romani and the autochthonous languages of the Iberian Peninsula, and on the studies in this field. Over the last 600 years, Romani has entirely disappeared, leaving marks in the evolution of mixed languages, the so-called Calos. A handful of lexemes in Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan are the only remnants of a long shared history of social (and linguistic) exclusion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)297-320
Number of pages24
JournalLexicographica
Volume33
Issue number2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sep 2017

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 602042 Romance studies

Keywords

  • Caló
  • Caló catala
  • Erromintxela
  • language contact
  • Romani

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