Language planning and media

The case of Romani

Bibliographic Data

ID12677758
AuthorsDieter W Halwachs (0000-0003-1428-684X, University of Graz, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume12
Issue3
Pages381-401
Publication date2011-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCurrent Issues in Language Planning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1466-4208 • E-ISSN: 1747-7506
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14664208.2011.604964
OpenAlexW2011014379
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited10

Romani media and language planning gained importance as a consequence of the political emancipation of the Roma, which is mainly based on the idea of a European Roma nation with its own culture and language. Meanwhile the study of Romani has developed from an exotic into a more or less established scientific field. However, with respect to media there are only a few descriptions of the situation. Romani media have not really received serious academic attention. This paper does not offer an exhaustive analysis of Romani media either, but aims to provide an overview of the background of language planning using examples from the media. Beyond this, it tries to outline the linguistic aspects of the expansion of Romani into formal, media-related domains by analysing example text excerpts from bilingual journals. The linguistic strategies used in this expansion process are rooted in the socio-linguistic situation of Romani (which is discussed in the introductory chapter of this paper) and the resulting implications for language planning initiatives, which are presented in the main part of the paper. The concluding chapter deals with Inter-Romani on the basis of the concept of ‘linguistic pluralism in Romani’

Field (mathematics · Language planning · Language policy · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Romani and Gypsy Studies · Water Resources and Governance

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