Abstract
The aim of the present study is to give an up to day overview of the Romani ethnolect of Czech, which would offer deeper insight into various aspects of its usage. This topic was for the first time described by Máša Bořkovcová (see the references below), but there are still much more phenomena on single levels of the language (phonetics, lexicon, morphology, morphosyntax, syntax, or suprasegmental features, such as intonation, stress and rhythm), which deserve more attention, and which will be put under deeper scrutiny in the presentation. The study is based on long-lasting observation among Czech Roma, i .e. the data are directly from the speakers of this specific ethnolect. The ethnolect features will be analyzed as well from the typological point of view. This attitude will show patterns, which will in turn elucidate the origins of single features. For example, in the sphere of lexicon, the etymological sources and their immediate contact language will be discussed, in the sphere of semantics the different semantic shifts, which took place in the course of time will be given, various types of (semi-)calques, or examples of different valency constructions will be shown.
Furthermore, all above mentioned ethnolect phenomena on different levels of the language will be demonstrated by examples elicitated from the speakers of the Romani ethnolect of Czech. This modus operandi will enable to - at least into a certain extent - understand the development of this specific ethnolect and may be also suggest, where it is heading.