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The origins of modern literary Yiddish /

This title examines hitherto neglected Yiddish books from the late 18th century in order to analyse the linguistic changes manifest in both the transition and shift from Old to nascent Modern Literary Yiddish within the broader context of genre and literary tradition and in the framework of Yiddish...

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Main Author: Kerler, Dov-Ber, 1958-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Yiddish
Language Notes:English text with examples of Yiddish, and appendices in Yiddish.
Published: New York : Clarendon Press, 1999.
Series:UPSO - Oxford University Press E-Books.
Subjects:
Yiddish language > Grammar, Historical.
Yiddish language > 18th century > Style.
Yiddish language > 18th century > Dialects.
Yiddish (Langue) > Grammaire historique.
Yiddish (Langue) > 18e siècle > Dialectes.
Yiddish language > Dialects
Yiddish language > Style
1700-1799
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Summary:This title examines hitherto neglected Yiddish books from the late 18th century in order to analyse the linguistic changes manifest in both the transition and shift from Old to nascent Modern Literary Yiddish within the broader context of genre and literary tradition and in the framework of Yiddish dialectology grammar, and sociolinguistics.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 347 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-340) and index.
ISBN:9780191672798
0191672793