| A Grammar of the Eastern European Hasidic Hebrew Tale Contributor(s): Kahn, Lily (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004281436 ISBN-13: 9789004281431 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $239.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Etymology - Foreign Language Study | Hebrew - Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings |
| Dewey: 492.47 |
| LCCN: 2014032461 |
| Series: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 450 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Grammar of the Eastern European Hasidic Hebrew Tale provides the first detailed linguistic analysis of the Hebrew narrative literature composed in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Eastern Europe by followers of the Hasidic spiritual movement. It presents a thorough description of Hasidic Hebrew orthography, morphology, syntax, and lexis illustrated with extensive examples. Attention is devoted to the relationship between Hasidic Hebrew and its biblical, rabbinic, and medieval antecedents; to its links with Aramaic, contemporaneous Maskilic Hebrew, and its authors' native Yiddish; and to its contributions to Modern (Israeli) Hebrew. The grammar fills a major scholarly gap on the diachronic development of Hebrew and as such will be a key resource for anyone interested in the language's history. |