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Learn on Your Own Time at Home or On the Go
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Yiddish is a mirror of Jewish history, thought, and practice--for better and worse. Karlen charts the beginning of Yiddish as a minor dialect in medieval Europe that helped peasant Jews live safely apart from the marauders of the First Crusades. Incorporating a large measure of antique German dialects, Yiddish also included little scraps of French, Italian, ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, the Slavic and Romance languages, and a dozen other tongues native...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A practical and lighthearted guide to using Yiddish in everyday situations provides introductory grammatical guidelines while counseling practitioners on how to make their way through conversations at a variety of occasions.
Author
Series
Linguistische Arbeiten volume 426
Publisher
Max Niemeyer Verlag
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Author
Series
Language contact and bilingualism volume Volume 16
Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English