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Book SynopsisThis 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.
Trade Review"...aquest llibre és una font única i indispensable que de ben segur esdevindrà un manual de referència, molt útil per als lingüistes, dialectòlegs, acadèmics i estudiants de llengües minoritàries i amenaçades." - Mariona Vernet i Pons, Universitat de Barcelona
Table of ContentsIntroduction Aaron D. Rubin and Lily Kahn 1 Jewish Amharic Anbessa Teferra 2 Judeo-Arabic Geoffrey Khan 3 Judeo-Aramaic Steven E. Fassberg 4 Jewish Berber Joseph Chetrit 5 Jewish English Sarah Bunin Benor 6 Judeo-French 1 Marc Kiwitt and Stephen Dörr 7 Jewish Georgian Reuven Enoch 8 Judeo-Greek Julia G. Krivoruchko 9 Jewish Hungarian Judith Rosenhouse 10 Judeo-Iranian Languages Habib Borjian 11 Judeo-Italian Aaron D. Rubin 12 Judezmo (Ladino) David M. Bunis 13 Karaim and Krymchak Henryk Jankowski 14 Jewish Latin American Spanish Evelyn Dean-Olmsted and Susana Skura 15 Jewish Malayalam Ophira Gamliel 16 Judeo-Occitan (Judeo-Provençal) Adam Strich with George Jochnowitz 17 Judeo-Portuguese Devon Strolovitch 18 Jewish Russian Anna Verschik 19 Judeo-Slavic Brad Sabin Hill 20 Jewish Swedish Patric Joshua Klagsbrun Lebenswerd 21 Judeo-Syriac Siam Bhayro 22 Judeo-Turkish Laurent Mignon 23 Yiddish Lily Kahn Epilogue: Other Jewish Languages, Past and Present Aaron D. Rubin Index
