The Mishpacha of Language
Yiddish and Belonging
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20501873 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zoë Guzy-Sprague (Institute of Education is a faculty of UCL, Institute of Education, UCL, London, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 185-188 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Changing English (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1358-684X • E-ISSN: 1469-3585 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1358684x.2022.2027742 |
| OpenAlex | W4225424820 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Exploring the Yiddish language of my father, grandmother, her grandmother, and beyond, this autobiographical article frames language as an ever-changing space where identities are negotiated, formed, and contested. Placing the history of Yiddish alongside my own familial relationship to the language, I explore how the stories of individual lives and the histories of people are created through their relationship with and negotiation of language. Through my own personal experience, this article posits language as a both a space of alienation and belonging
Alienation · Judaism · Linguistics · Negotiation · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Yiddish · Gender Studies · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Multilingual Education and Policy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |