Ashkenazim and Sephardim: Language Miscellanea

The book presents issues connected with languages of Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews: Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish, and co-territorial languages. It contains linguistic and sociolinguistic descriptions, the presentation of languages in literary works and their translations, as well as lexicographical and cultural observations.

The collection of articles chosen by the editors presents a broad variety of issues connected with Jewish languages (Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish) and co-territorial languages used by Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews in different places and periods. Thus, the book contains both strictly linguistic and sociolinguistic descriptions (including the aspects of evaluating language, language in contact or linguistic identity), the presentation of languages in literary works (and their translations) from different periods, as well as lexicographical and cultural observations. This thematic variety shows opportunities for the research into the languages of both Jewish groups and inspires other scientific projects in this field.

Autorentext

Andrzej K tny is Professor of German linguistics at the University of Gdäsk (Poland). His research interests include German linguistics, Polish-German contrastive studies, and contact linguistics. Izabela Olszewska is Assistant Professor at the Institute of German Philology at the University in Gdäsk (Poland). Her academic interests involve the language and culture of Ashkenazi Jews, Holocaust, media linguistics, and culture of remembrance. Aleksandra Twardowska is Assistant Professor at the Department of Balkan Studies at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torü (Poland). Her academic interests involve the language, culture and history of Balkan Jews, Jewish and Slavic anthroponomy, and Balkan languages.

Inhalt

Yiddish and Judeo-Spanish speakers and the acquisition of English - A positive image of Yiddish and Judeo-Spanish in the Jewish Press - Sarajevo Sephardim and their linguistic and Jewish identification - Eating and drinking among Bulgarian Sephardim - Language as Oikos: the case of Margalit Matitiahu - Sefer ha-Berit in Ladino - Yitskhok Katsenelson's Dos lid fun oysgehargetn yidishn folk - The Yiddish subjective resultative construction