Yiddish: biography of a language

This text provides an introduction to Yiddish, the foundational vernacular of Ashkenazi Jews, both as a subject of interest in its own right and for the distinctive issues that Yiddish raises for the study of languages generally, including language diaspora, language fusion, multilingualism, languag...

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Auteur principal: Shandler, Jeffrey 1956- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2020
Dans:Année: 2020
Recensions:[Rezension von: Shandler, Jeffrey, 1956-, Yiddish] (2022) (Esṭraikh, Genadi, 1952 -)
Collection/Revue:Oxford scholarship online
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Yiddish / Histoire
Sujets non-standardisés:B Yiddish language ; History
B Yiddish language History
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Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:This text provides an introduction to Yiddish, the foundational vernacular of Ashkenazi Jews, both as a subject of interest in its own right and for the distinctive issues that Yiddish raises for the study of languages generally, including language diaspora, language fusion, multilingualism, language ideologies, and postvernacularity. By approaching the study of Yiddish through the rubric of a biography, rather than following a more conventional chronological, geographical, or ideological approach, this work examines the story of Yiddish thematically. Each chapter addresses a different 'biographical' topic concerning the character of the language and how it has been conceptualized, ranging across time, space, and speech communities.
Description:Also issued in print: 2020. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 8, 2020)
ISBN:0190651997
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190651961.001.0001