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The Story of Yiddish : How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews by Neal Karlen (2009, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060837128
ISBN-139780060837129
eBay Product ID (ePID)69577439
Product Key Features
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameStory of Yiddish : How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews
Publication Year2009
SubjectYiddish, Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Linguistics / Historical & Comparative, Jewish
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorNeal Karlen
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight8.8 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal439.109
SynopsisThe writer hailed by Philip Lopate as "simply one of the best, most sophisticated, and literate practitioners of journalism we have," now turns his attention to the fascinating and varied history of the Yiddish language. Yiddish is as unlikely a survivor of the ages as the Jews themselves--unlikelier, actually, considering how many Jews have also tried to kill off this "gutter" language. That Yiddish is a mirror of Jewish history, thought, and practice underlies Karlen's narrative, as he chronologically charts Yiddish from its beginnings as a minor dialect in 11th-century France and Italy, to the time before World War II when 13 million spoke the language; and further to its unlikely resuscitation and electrifying 21st-Century renaissance., A delightfully unconventional tale of a people, their place in the world, and the fascinating language that held them together. Yiddish is an unlikely survivor of the ages, much like the Jews themselves. Incorporating antique German dialects and elements from more than a dozen other tongues, the Yiddish language bears the imprint of the many places where European Jews were briefly given shelter. Neal Karlen's unique, brashly entertaining, yet thoroughly researched telling of the language's story reveals that Yiddish is a mirror of Jewish history, thought, and practice--for better and for worse., A delightfully unconventional tale of a people, their place in the world, and the fascinating language that held them together. Yiddish is an unlikely survivor of the ages, much like the Jews themselves. Incorporating antique German dialects and elements from more than a dozen other tongues, the Yiddish language bears the imprint of the many places where European Jews were briefly given shelter. Neal Karlen's unique, brashly entertaining, yet thoroughly researched telling of the language's story reveals that Yiddish is a mirror of Jewish history, thought, and practice-for better and for worse.
LC Classification NumberPJ5113
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