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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828164303321

Autore

Assouline Dalit

Titolo

Contact and ideology in a multilingual community : Yiddish and Hebrew among the Ultra-Orthodox / / Dalit Assouline

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-5015-0528-9

1-5015-0530-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 pages)

Collana

Language Contact and Bilingualism, , 2190-698X ; ; Volume 16

Classificazione

GD 8252

Disciplina

306.442/439105694

Soggetti

Ultra-Orthodox Jews - Israel - Language

Yiddish language - Social aspects - Israel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Notes on terminology and pronunciation -- Introduction -- 1. Language and ideology in the speech community -- 2. The setting: Yiddish public speaking -- 3. Two Hebrews, the holy and the profane -- 4. Speaking in the voice of the other -- 5. The impact of gender -- 6. Processes of lexical borrowing -- Contact and ideology: Conclusion -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the role of ideology in language contact situations and the scope of its influence on linguistic behavior. It will also provide an important addition to the field of Yiddish linguistics.