Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary: Revised and Expanded Contributor(s): Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl (Editor), Glasser, Paul (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253058848 ISBN-13: 9780253058843 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Reference - Dictionaries & Encyclopedias - Foreign Language Study | Multi-language Dictionaries - Language Arts & Disciplines | Translating & Interpreting |
Dewey: 439.132 |
Physical Information: 2.05" H x 8.43" W x 11.18" (4.90 lbs) 864 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This second edition of the award-winning Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary offers even more entries for anyone working with Yiddish on a personal or professional level. Based on the work of the late Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter, a noted linguist and Executive Director of the League for Yiddish, the dictionary emphasizes Yiddish as a living language that is spoken in many places around the world. Featuring 85,000 entries, this second edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded with approximately 1000 new words and phrases and is sure to become a critical resource for Yiddish scholars and speakers for years to come. |