ENGLISH

The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews

By Neal Karlen

Book information

Publisher
Harper Paperbacks
Year
2009
ISBN
0060837128, 9780060837129, 006083711X, 9780060837112, 9780061553851
LCC
PJ5113 .K37 2008
Open Library ID
OL18285057M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1477291 bytes)
Pages
337\337
Topic
Linguistics Foreign
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46
Языки и языкознание;Идиш

Description

A delightfully unconventional tale of a people, their place in the world, and the fascinating language that held them together. Yiddish is an unlikely survivor of the ages, much like the Jews themselves. Incorporating antique German dialects and elements from more than a dozen other tongues, the Yiddish language bears the imprint of the many places where European Jews were briefly given shelter. Neal Karlen's unique, brashly entertaining, yet thoroughly researched telling of the language's story reveals that Yiddish is a mirror of Jewish history, thought, and practice—for better and for worse.

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