Languages of the jews, the: a sociolinguistic history
Auteur :
Spolsky, Bernard
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107055445
Date de publication :
27 mars 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
670 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Jewish historical sociolinguistics is rich in unanswered questions: when does a language become 'Jewish'? What was the origin of Yiddish? This book presents a vivid commentary on Jewish survival and Jewish speech communities, investigating difficult questions about language varieties and choices in speech and writing.