In:Speaking of Writing Romani: Language attitudes, text editing, and variability
Melanie Schippling
[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society 56] 2026
► pp. 8–38
Chapter 2Points of departure and positioning of this work within academic discourses
Published online: 23 January 2026
https://doi.org/10.1075/impact.56.c2
https://doi.org/10.1075/impact.56.c2
Abstract
I investigate language attitudes as well as similarities and differences of spoken and written use of
Romani with functional aspects in mind. This chapter expounds on the prerequisites for this research and the scholarly work it
builds up on. Section 2.1 summarises relevant concepts, methods, and findings of
previous research on spoken and written language. The understanding of attitudes in this book is explained in Section 2.2. Section 2.3 introduces Romani as the
language of interest, with a focus on its oral tradition, Romani writing and issues in standardisation. In Section 2.4, my epistemological interest and methodological approach are elaborated.
Article outline
- 2.1Spoken and written language and the situatedness
of speaking and writing- 2.1.1Theoretical frameworks to investigate spoken and written language
- 2.1.2Literacies in context, their use, and implications
- 2.2Language attitudes
- 2.3Romani: The language, its oral tradition, written texts, and standardisation efforts
- 2.4Epistemological interest and methodological approach
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