Jewish Languages from A to Z, written by Rubin, Aaron D. & Lily Kahn
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21235518 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Norman A Stillman (University of Oklahoma, corresponding author), Norman Stillman (0000-0001-6991-7923, University of Oklahoma Norman, OK USA) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 127-128 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Jewish Languages (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2213-4387 • E-ISSN: 2213-4638 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22134638-bja10028 |
| OpenAlex | W4309757999 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
2021) have appeared, they have been written primarily for academics in the fields of historical linguistics and sociolinguistics. Now, a book has been published, here under review, that is explicitly aimed at the general reading public and presupposes no prior knowledge of Hebrew or any of the languages discussed in the book. With a minimum of technical jargon (no sociolects, ethnolects, or religiolects) or detailed linguistic descriptions, Jewish Languages from A to Z discusses in forty-two very concise chapters, ranging from three to seven pages in length, more than fifty different Jewish languages and language varieties from Antiquity to the present
Art · Creole language · Haskalah · Hebrew · Jargon · Jewish studies · Judaism · Lingua franca · Linguistics · Literature · Pidgin · Yiddish · Zulu · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · History · Philosophy · Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |