Linguistic Studies on Biblical Hebrew

Linguistic Studies on Biblical Hebrew
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9004448853
ISBN-13 : 9789004448858
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Synopsis Linguistic Studies on Biblical Hebrew by : Robert D. Holmstedt

This volume presents the research insights of twelve new studies by fourteen linguists examining a range of Biblical Hebrew grammatical phenomena. The contributions proceed from the second international workshop of the Biblical Hebrew Linguistics and Philology network (www.BHLaP.wordpress.com), initiated in 2017 to bring together theoretical linguists and Hebraists in order to reinvigorate the study of Biblical Hebrew grammar. Recent linguistic theory is applied to the study of the ancient language, and results in innovative insight into pausal forms, prosodic dependency, ordinal numeral syntax, ellipsis, the infinitive system, light verbs, secondary predicates, verbal semantics of the Hiphil binyan, and hybrid constructions.

Jewish Languages in Historical Perspective

Jewish Languages in Historical Perspective
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 259
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ISBN-10 : 9789004376588
ISBN-13 : 9004376585
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Jewish Languages in Historical Perspective by : Lily Kahn

Jewish Languages in Historical Perspective is devoted to the diverse array of spoken and written language varieties that have been employed by Jews in the Diaspora from antiquity until the twenty-first century. It focuses on the following five key themes: Jewish languages in dialogue with sacred Jewish texts, Jewish languages in contact with the co-territorial non-Jewish languages, Jewish vernacular traditions, the status of Jewish languages in the twenty-first century, and theoretical issues relating to Jewish language research. This volume includes case studies on a wide range of Jewish languages both historical and modern and devotes attention to lesser known varieties such as Jewish Berber, Judeo-Italian, and Karaim in addition to the more familiar Aramaic, Judeo-Arabic, Yiddish, and Ladino. "On top of Brill’s Journal of Jewish Languages and a number of recent publications providing systematic overviews of Jewish languages as well as related theoretical discussions, this volume is a valuable addition to the increasing interest in Jewish languages and linguistics." -Wout van Bekkum, Groningen, Bibliotheca Orientalis LXXVI 3-4 (2019)

Jewish Languages from A to Z

Jewish Languages from A to Z
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : 9781351043434
ISBN-13 : 1351043439
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Synopsis Jewish Languages from A to Z by : Aaron D. Rubin

Jewish Languages from A to Z provides an engaging and enjoyable overview of the rich variety of languages spoken and written by Jews over the past three thousand years. The book covers more than 50 different languages and language varieties. These include not only well-known Jewish languages like Hebrew, Yiddish, and Ladino, but also more exotic languages like Chinese, Esperanto, Malayalam, and Zulu, all of which have a fascinating Jewish story to be told. Each chapter presents the special features of the language variety in question, a discussion of the history of the associated Jewish community, and some examples of literature and other texts produced in it. The book thus takes readers on a stimulating voyage around the Jewish world, from ancient Babylonia to 21st-century New York, via such diverse locations as Tajikistan, South Africa, and the Caribbean. The chapters are accompanied by numerous full-colour photographs of the literary treasures produced by Jewish language-speaking communities, from ancient stone inscriptions to medieval illuminated manuscripts to contemporary novels and newspapers. This comprehensive survey of Jewish languages is designed to be accessible to all readers with an interest in languages or history, regardless of their background—no prior knowledge of linguistics or Jewish history is assumed.

Handbook of Jewish Languages

Handbook of Jewish Languages
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 780
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ISBN-10 : 9789004359543
ISBN-13 : 9004359540
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook of Jewish Languages by :

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 paperback edition has been updated to include dozens of additional bibliographic references.

Languages in Jewish Communities, Past and Present

Languages in Jewish Communities, Past and Present
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 657
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ISBN-10 : 9781501504556
ISBN-13 : 150150455X
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Languages in Jewish Communities, Past and Present by : Benjamin Hary

This book offers sociological and structural descriptions of language varieties used in over 2 dozen Jewish communities around the world, along with synthesizing and theoretical chapters. Language descriptions 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.

Yiddish

Yiddish
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Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9780190651961
ISBN-13 : 0190651962
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Yiddish by : Jeffrey Shandler

Yiddish: Biography of a Language presents the story of the foundational vernacular of Ashkenazi Jews, from its origins to the present, spoken around the world. This book examines the uses of Yiddish and values invested in it to trace the dynamic interrelation of the language, its speakers, and their cultures.

The Languages of the Jews

The Languages of the Jews
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 377
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ISBN-10 : 9781139917148
ISBN-13 : 1139917145
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis The Languages of the Jews by : Bernard Spolsky

Historical sociolinguistics is a comparatively new area of research, investigating difficult questions about language varieties and choices in speech and writing. Jewish historical sociolinguistics is rich in unanswered questions: when does a language become 'Jewish'? What was the origin of Yiddish? How much Hebrew did the average Jew know over the centuries? How was Hebrew re-established as a vernacular and a dominant language? This book explores these and other questions, and shows the extent of scholarly disagreement over the answers. It shows the value of adding a sociolinguistic perspective to issues commonly ignored in standard histories. A vivid commentary on Jewish survival and Jewish speech communities that will be enjoyed by the general reader, and is essential reading for students and researchers interested in the study of Middle Eastern languages, Jewish studies, and sociolinguistics.

German as a Jewish Problem

German as a Jewish Problem
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 433
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ISBN-10 : 9781503613102
ISBN-13 : 1503613100
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis German as a Jewish Problem by : Marc Volovici

The German language holds an ambivalent and controversial place in the modern history of European Jews, representing different—often conflicting—historical currents. It was the language of the German classics, of German Jewish writers and scientists, of Central European Jewish culture, and of Herzl and the Zionist movement. But it was also the language of Hitler, Goebbels, and the German guards in Nazi concentration camps. The crucial role of German in the formation of Jewish national culture and politics in the late nineteenth century has been largely overshadowed by the catastrophic events that befell Jews under Nazi rule. German as a Jewish Problem tells the Jewish history of the German language, focusing on Jewish national movements in Central and Eastern Europe and Palestine/Israel. Marc Volovici considers key writers and activists whose work reflected the multilingual nature of the Jewish national sphere and the centrality of the German language within it, and argues that it is impossible to understand the histories of modern Hebrew and Yiddish without situating them in relation to German. This book offers a new understanding of the language problem in modern Jewish history, turning to German to illuminate the questions and dilemmas that largely defined the experience of European Jews in the age of nationalism.

Advances in Biblical Hebrew Linguistics

Advances in Biblical Hebrew Linguistics
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Publisher : Linguistic Studies in Ancient
Total Pages : 411
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ISBN-10 : 1575064812
ISBN-13 : 9781575064819
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Advances in Biblical Hebrew Linguistics by : Adina Mosak Moshavi

Based on papers presented at the 16th World Congress of Jewish Studies.

Languages of Modern Jewish Cultures

Languages of Modern Jewish Cultures
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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 453
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ISBN-10 : 9780472053018
ISBN-13 : 0472053019
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Languages of Modern Jewish Cultures by : Anita Norich

A fascinating discussion of Jewish multiculturalism through the range of Jewish lingualisms, cultures, and history