Original scientific paper
Perception of the Roma Population in Selected Croatian, British and US Lexicographic Editions Published Between 1880 and 2003
Danijel Vojak
orcid.org/0000-0003-2545-2225
; Ivo Pilar Institute, Zagreb
Abstract
This article describes the perception of the Roma population in Croatian, British and American lexicography. The author has analysed approximately forty lexicographic editions published between 1880 and 2003. He has also analysed the method of writing about the life of the Roma people, their occupation, and relationships with their own families and the rest of society. The results of this analysis show similarities in lexicographic editions where the Roma people are usually described as thieves, swindlers, vagabond and immoral persons. This perception was present until the end of the Second World War. After the War, the perception changed and the Roma people started to be described as equal members of society who have a distinct culture and history, and this image persists in lexicographic editions to date.
Keywords
Roma; Croatian; British and American lexicographic sources; changes in perception of the Roma people
Hrčak ID:
110775
URI
Publication date:
15.12.2007.
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