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Yiddish : biography of a language
- Title
- Yiddish : biography of a language / Jeffrey Shandler.
- Author
- Shandler, Jeffrey
- Publication
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 21-6681 | Schwarzman Building - Dorot Jewish Division Room 111 |
Details
- Description
- 246 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- "This book 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 book 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. These chapters interrelate discussions of the language's origins, characteristics, and development with the dynamics of its implementation in Ashkenazi culture from the Middle Ages to the present. These thematic chapters also examine the symbolic investments that both Jews and others have made in Yiddish over time, which are key to understanding both general perceptions and scholarly analyses of the language, especially in the modern period"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Date and Place of Birth -- Family Background -- Residence -- Name -- Gender -- Appearance -- Health -- Religion -- Education -- Literacy -- Occupation -- Political Affiliation -- Personality -- Life Expectancy.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-6681
- ISBN
- 9780190651961
- 0190651962
- LCCN
- 2020007938
- OCLC
- 1150843893
- Author
- Shandler, Jeffrey, author.
- Title
- Yiddish : biography of a language / Jeffrey Shandler.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Shandler, Jeffrey, Yiddish New York : Oxford University Press, 2020. 9780190651985 (DLC) 2020007939
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-6681