UID:
almahu_9949702444302882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004297357
Series Statement:
Brill's handbooks in linguistics ; v. 2
Content:
This Handbook of Jewish Languages is an introduction to the many languages used by Jews throughout history, including Yiddish, Judezmo (Ladino) , and Jewish varieties of Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Berber, English, French, Georgian, Greek, Hungarian, Iranian, Italian, Latin American Spanish, Malayalam, Occitan (Provençal), Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Syriac, Turkic (Karaim and Krymchak), Turkish, and more. Chapters include historical and linguistic descriptions of each language, an overview of primary and secondary literature, and comprehensive bibliographies to aid further research. Many chapters also contain sample texts and images. This book is an unparalleled resource for anyone interested in Jewish languages, and will also be very useful for historical linguists, dialectologists, and scholars and students of minority or endangered languages. This book is also available as paperback version .
Note:
Front Matter /
,
Introduction /
,
Jewish Amharic /
,
Judeo-Arabic /
,
Judeo-Aramaic /
,
Jewish Berber /
,
Jewish English /
,
Judeo-French /
,
Jewish Georgian /
,
Judeo-Greek /
,
Jewish Hungarian /
,
Judeo-Iranian Languages /
,
Judeo-Italian /
,
Judezmo (Ladino) /
,
Karaim and Krymchak /
,
Jewish Latin American Spanish /
,
Jewish Malayalam /
,
Judeo-Occitan (Judeo-Provençal) /
,
Judeo-Portuguese /
,
Jewish Russian /
,
Judeo-Slavic /
,
Jewish Swedish /
,
Judeo-Syriac /
,
Judeo-Turkish /
,
Yiddish /
,
Other Jewish Languages, Past and Present /
,
Index /
Additional Edition:
Print version: Handbook of Jewish Languages Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2016, ISBN 9789004217331
Language:
English
