Turning to Life
Hardback
Publication Date: 16/08/1991
Covers the world-wide expressions of Yiddish in literature, theatre, journalism and political-party associations and investigates the demographic and political mushrooming of Yiddish-speaking ultra-orthodoxy, both in America and Israel. The volume attempts to show that Yiddish is now finally on the path towards recovery. The book consists of 17 papers grouped into five sections, each prefaced by an introduction. In addition there are also five papers written in Yiddish. The work emphasizes an empirical and theoretical approach to the growing Ultra-Orthodox sector, that until now, has largely been ignored. Fishman's interest in Yiddish (among other Jewish languages) has previously been difficult to access and it is hoped that the appearance of this book will go some way to alleviating this situation. The volume also includes a statistical appendix bringing together data on Yiddish for the past 100 years from the Czarist Empire, the USSR, Poland, Israel, the USA and other parts of the world.
- ISBN:
- 9789027220752
- 9789027220752
- Category:
- linguistics
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 16-08-1991
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- John Benjamins Publishing Co
- Country of origin:
- Netherlands
- Pages:
- 522
- Dimensions (mm):
- 245x164mm
- Weight:
- 0.82kg
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