Languages in Jewish Communities, Past and Present |
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Editor:
| Hary, Benjamin Benor, Sarah Bunin |
Series title: | Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-5015-2132-4 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2020 |
Publisher: | Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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Imprint: | De Gruyter Mouton |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $48.99USD $51.99 |
Book Description:
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This book offers sociological and structural descriptions of language varieties used in over 2 dozen Jewish communities around the world, along with synthesizing and theoretical chapters. Language descriptions focus on historical development, contemporary use, regional and social variation, structural features, and Hebrew/Aramaic loanwords. The book covers commonly researched language varieties, like Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish, and Judeo-Arabic, as well as less commonly researched ones,...
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This book offers sociological and structural descriptions of language varieties used in over 2 dozen Jewish communities around the world, along with synthesizing and theoretical chapters. Language descriptions focus on historical development, contemporary use, regional and social variation, structural features, and Hebrew/Aramaic loanwords. The book covers commonly researched language varieties, like Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish, and Judeo-Arabic, as well as less commonly researched ones, like Judeo-Tat, Jewish Swedish, and Hebraized Amharic in Israel today.