Description
by
Benjamin Hary (Editor),
Sarah Bunin Benor (Editor)
This book offers sociological and structural s of language varieties used in over 2 dozen Jewish communities around the world, along with synthesizing and theoretical chapters. Language s 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.
Author Biography
Benjamin Hary, NYU Tel Aviv, Israel; Sarah Bunin Benor,Hebrew Union College, USA.
Number of Pages: 706Dimensions: 1.55 x 9.21 x 6.14 INPublication Date: July 06, 2020
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