Jewish Languages from A to Z
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Jewish Languages from A to Z

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Jewish Languages from A to Z

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Jewish Languages from A to Z provides an engaging and enjoyable overview of the rich variety of languages spoken and written by Jews over the past three thousand years.

The book covers more than 50 different languages and language varieties. These include not only well-known Jewish languages like Hebrew, Yiddish, and Ladino, but also more exotic languages like Chinese, Esperanto, Malayalam, and Zulu, all of which have a fascinating Jewish story to be told. Each chapter presents the special features of the language variety in question, a discussion of the history of the associated Jewish community, and some examples of literature and other texts produced in it. The book thus takes readers on a stimulating voyage around the Jewish world, from ancient Babylonia to 21st-century New York, via such diverse locations as Tajikistan, South Africa, and the Caribbean. The chapters are accompanied by numerous full-colour photographs of the literary treasures produced by Jewish language-speaking communities, from ancient stone inscriptions to medieval illuminated manuscripts to contemporary novels and newspapers.

This comprehensive survey of Jewish languages is designed to be accessible to all readers with an interest in languages or history, regardless of their background—no prior knowledge of linguistics or Jewish history is assumed.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2020
ISBN
9781351043434
Edition
1
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
Subtopic
Languages
Index
Languages & Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 Amharic
  9. 2 Arabic, Medieval
  10. 3 Arabic, Modern
  11. 4 Aramaic, Ancient and Medieval
  12. 5 Aramaic, Modern
  13. 6 Armenian
  14. 7 Catalan
  15. 8 Chinese
  16. 9 English
  17. 10 Esperanto
  18. 11 French
  19. 12 Georgian
  20. 13 German
  21. 14 Greek
  22. 15 Hebrew, Inscriptional
  23. 16 Hebrew, Biblical
  24. 17 Hebrew, Rabbinic and Medieval
  25. 18 Hebrew, Enlightenment
  26. 19 Hebrew, Modern
  27. 20 Hungarian
  28. 21 Israeli Sign Language
  29. 22 Italian
  30. 23 Karaim (and Krymchak)
  31. 24 Ladino (and Spanish)
  32. 25 Latin
  33. 26 Malay
  34. 27 Malayalam
  35. 28 Maltese
  36. 29 Papiamentu (and other creoles)
  37. 30 Persian
  38. 31 Polish (and Czech)
  39. 32 Portuguese
  40. 33 Provençal
  41. 34 Russian
  42. 35 Tajik (Bukhari)
  43. 36 Tat (Juhuri)
  44. 37 Turkish (and Uzbek)
  45. 38 Urdu (and Marathi)
  46. 39 Yiddish, Old and Early Modern
  47. 40 Yiddish, Modern Standard
  48. 41 Yiddish, Modern Hasidic
  49. 42 Zulu (Fanagalo)
  50. Bibliography