History of the Yiddish language

Author(s)

• Weinreich, Max
• Glasser, Paul E.
• Noble, Shlomo
• Fishman, Joshua A.
• YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

Bibliographic Information

History of the Yiddish language

Max Weinreich ; edited by Paul Glasser ; translated by Shlomo Noble, with the assistance of Joshua A. Fishman

Yale University Press, c2008

• : set : [hardback]
• v. 1 : [hardback]
• v. 2 : [hardback]

Other Title

Geshikhṭe fun der Yidisher shprakh

Note

"Published in cooperation with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research."

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Max Weinreich's History of the Yiddish Language is a classic of Yiddish scholarship and is the only comprehensive scholarly account of the Yiddish language from its origin to the present. A monumental, definitive work, History of the Yiddish Language demonstrates the integrity of Yiddish as a language, its evolution from other languages, its unique properties, and its versatility and range in both spoken and written form. Originally published in 1973 in Yiddish by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and partially translated in 1980, it is now being published in full in English for the first time. In addition to his text, Weinreich's copious references and footnotes are also included in this two-volume set.

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• NCID: BA8643313X
• ISBN:
  • 9780300108873
  • 9780300109603
  • 9780300109597
• LCCN: 2006044339
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: yid
• Place of Publication: New Haven
• Pages/Volumes: 2 v. (xiv, 733, A988 p.)
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PJ5113
  • DC22 : 439/.109
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Yiddish language -- History