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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Max Weinreich; Yivo Institute for Jewish Research |
ISBN: | 9780300108873 0300108877 9780300109603 0300109601 9780300109597 0300109598 |
OCLC Number: | 475718276 |
Notes: | Originaltitel: Geshikhṭe fun der Yidisher shprakh "Published in cooperation with YIVO Institute for Jewish Research" |
Description: | 2 bd. (733, A362-A988 s.) : illustrations |
Contents: | VOLUME 1 Editor's Preface vii Translators' Foreword xi Introduction xiii 1. Yiddish and Ashkenaz: The Object of Study and the Approach 1 2. Yiddish in the Framework of Other Jewish Languages; Ashkenaz in the Framework of Jewish Communities 45 3. The Language of the Way of the SHaS 175 4. Internal Jewish Bilingualism 247 5. The Name Yiddish 315 6. The Historical-Geographic Determinants: Loter, the Cradle of Yiddish 328 Notes to Chapters 1-6 A1 Appendix: Parallel Paragraph Numbering of Max Weinreich (1973): Geshikhte fun der yidisher shprakh and Max Weinreich (2008): History of the Yiddish Language A347 Select Bibliography of Max Weinreich's Works A355 VOLUME 2 7. The Linguistic Determinants 349 8. Selectivity and Fusion 599 9. The Ideal Early Scheme of Yiddish Protovowels 658 10. Criteria for the Periodization of Yiddish 719 Notes to Chapters 7-10 A359 Appendix: Parallel Paragraph Numbering of Max Weinreich (1973): Geshikhte fun der yidisher shprakh and Max Weinreich (22008): History of the Yiddish Language A717 Select Bibliography of Max Weinreich's Works A725 Index A729 |
Series Title: | Yale language series |
Responsibility: | Max Weinreich ; edited by Paul Glasser ; translated by Shlomo Noble, with the assistance of Joshua A. Fishman |
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"Over the course of time Weinreich's work has gained in significance and prestige as the greatest contribution to Yiddish linguistics and as a milestone in the study of the history of the Yiddish language and of Jewish culture."-Edward Stankiewicz, Yale University -- Edward Stankiewicz "It is highly doubtful that this study will ever be surpassed, and it is an essential tool for any serious study of East European Jewish religious culture. The richness of the notes makes this two-volume set a very desirable acquisition even for libraries that already have the older edition."--Religious Studies Review Religious Studies Review Read more...

