Handbook of Jewish Languages (Hardcover)

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 (Provencal), 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.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Brill's Handbooks in Linguistics, 2
Release date:	October 2015
Editors:	Lily Kahn • Aaron Rubin
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 46mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	760
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-21733-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Promotions
LSN:	90-04-21733-9
Barcode:	9789004217331

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