A grammar of the Eastern European Hasidic Hebrew tale /
This volume constitutes the first reference grammar of the Hasidic Hebrew hagiographic tales composed in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Eastern Europe. It presents a thorough survey of Hasidic Hebrew orthography, morphology, syntax, and lexis illustrated with extensive examples.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2015]
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| Series: | Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ;
volume 77. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1. The Hasidic Hebrew Tale; 1.2. Previous Scholarship on Hasidic Hebrew; 1.3. The Language of the Hasidic Hebrew Tales; 1.4. About This Grammar; Chapter 2. Phonology; 2.1. Consonants; 2.2. Vowels; Chapter 3. Orthography; 3.1. Script; 3.2. Omission of Final Letter(s); 3.3. Plene and Defective Spelling; 3.4. Non-Standard Use of matres lectionis; 3.5. Spelling of Eastern European Proper Nouns and Loanwords; 3.6. Spelling of Divine Labels; 3.7. Vocalization; 3.8. Gershayim; 3.9. Punctuation; 3.10. Numerals and Dates; Chapter 4. Nouns.
- 7.3. Number7.4. Definiteness; 7.5. Word Order and State; Chapter 8. Verbs; 8.1. Qatạl; 8.2. Yiqtọl; 8.3. Wayyiqtọl; 8.4. Weqatạl; 8.5. Qotẹl; 8.6. Periphrastic Constructions; 8.7. Volitives; 8.8. Infinitives; 8.9. Stems; 8.10. Root Classes; 8.11. Suffixed Verbs; 8.12. Gerunds; 8.13. Subject-Verb Concord; 8.14. Sequence of Tense; Chapter 9. Prepositions; 9.1. Commonly Attested Prepositions; Chapter 10. Adverbs; 10.1. Interrogative Adverbs; 10.2. Adverbs of Place; 10.3. Adverbs of Time; 10.4. Adverbs of Manner; Chapter 11. Conjunctions; 11.1. Coordinating Conjunctions.
- 11.2. Subordinating ConjunctionsChapter 12. Particles, Prefixes, and Suffixes; 12.1. Possessive Particles; 12.2.-12.8. 12.9. Interjections; Chapter 13. Clauses; 13.1. Causal; 13.2. Circumstantial; 13.3. Comparative; 13.4. Complement; 13.5. Concessive; 13.6. Conditional; 13.7. Contrast; 13.8. Exceptive; 13.9. Interrogative; 13.10. Purpose; 13.11. Relative; 13.12. Result; 13.13. Separative; 13.14. Temporal; Chapter 14. Clause and Sentence Syntax; 14.1. Equational Sentences; 14.2. Negation.
- 14.3. Constituent OrderChapter 15. Shibbus;̣ 15.1. Similarities with Maskilic Hebrew shibbus;̣ 15.2. Closely Resembling Biblical Model; 15.3. Differences from Biblical Model; Chapter 16. Lexis; 16.1. Hebrew; 16.2. Aramaic; 16.3. Yiddish; 16.4. Slavic Languages (Russian, Polish, Ukrainian); 16.5. Other Languages; Glossaries; Terms Deriving from Hebrew, Aramaic, and Yiddish; Ashkenazi Personal Names; Eastern European Place Names; Rebbes and Other Prominent Figures; Facsimiles; References; Primary; Secondary; Subject Index.