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Book SynopsisAt the intersection of Jewish studies and linguistic research, the essays assembled in this book approach the topic of the languages of Sephardic Jews from different perspectives, spanning chronologically from the Middle Ages to the present day. Drawing on diverse sources – from medical glossaries to inquisition archives, from rabbinic responsa to recordings of today's speakers – the scholars collaborating on this project have endeavoured to reconstruct fragments of a complex and elusive linguistic reality, which over the centuries has been shaped by the historical experience of its speakers. An innovative collection of rigorously conducted synchronic and diachronic studies that contributes to expanding our knowledge and opening new perspectives on crucial issues, such as the effects of contact on the linguistic structures, the possibility of a norm for polycentric languages, the relationship between the lexicon of a language and the vitality of its speech community.
Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction Laura Minervini and Frank Savelsberg Part 1 Languages and Language Usage of the Jews in Medieval Iberia 1 Old Castilian Words in Hebrew Characters Transmitted in Medico-Botanical Glossaries and Synonym Lists Gerrit Bos, Guido Mensching and Julia Zwink 2 The Presence of the Hebrew Language and Literature in Inquisitorial Files against Judaizers from Medinaceli (Soria) Manuel Nevot Navarro 3 Historical Lexicography of Judeo-Spanish and the Diccionario del Español Medieval Electrónico (DEMel) Rafael D. Arnold Part 2 The Emergence of a New Language—Variation, Koineization, and Language Contact 4 Forms of Address at the Dawn of Judeo-Spanish Elisabeth Fernández Martín 5 Linguistic Variation in the Sephardic Community of Pisa (17th Century) José Javier Rodríguez Toro 6 Loke in Judeo-Spanish Olga Kellert 7 Language Contact and the Development of Judeo-Spanish Syntax Susann Fischer 8 On the Influence of German on Judeo-Spanish Carsten Sinner, Elia Hernández Socas and Encarnación Tabares-Plasencia Part 3 Linguistic Features and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Present-Day Judeo-Spanish 9 Intonational Patterns in the Last Generation of Native Judeo-Spanish Speakers Born in Turkey: A Preliminary Study José Ignacio Hualde and Aldina Quintana 10 Vocalic Alternations in Istanbul Judeo-Spanish: A Pilot Study on Semi-Spontaneous Speech Data Christoph Gabriel, Jonas Grünke and Aldina Quintana 11 Lexical Availability in Contemporary Judeo-Spanish Cristóbal José Álvarez López 12 Spanish and Judeo-Spanish Today: A Glottopolitical Perspective Yvette Bürki Index
