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New perspectives on Judeo-Spanish and the linguistic history of the Sephardic Jews / edited by Laura Minervini, Frank Savelsberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Brill's studies in language, cognition and culture ; Volume 41.
- Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture Series ; Volume 41
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ladino language--History.
- Ladino language.
- Sephardim--Languages--History.
- Sephardim.
- Genre:
- Essays.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (366 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2024]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- At the intersection of Jewish studies and linguistic research, the essays assembled in this book approach the topic of the languages of Sephardic Jews from different perspectives, spanning chronologically from the Middle Ages to the present day. Drawing on diverse sources – from medical glossaries to inquisition archives, from rabbinic responsa to recordings of today's speakers – the scholars collaborating on this project have endeavoured to reconstruct fragments of a complex and elusive linguistic reality, which over the centuries has been shaped by the historical experience of its speakers. An innovative collection of rigorously conducted synchronic and diachronic studies that contributes to expanding our knowledge and opening new perspectives on crucial issues, such as the effects of contact on the linguistic structures, the possibility of a norm for polycentric languages, the relationship between the lexicon of a language and the vitality of its speech community.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction. New Perspectives on the Language(s) of the Sephardim (Minervini and Savelsberg)
- Part 1. Languages and Language Usage of the Jews in Medieval Iberia
- Chapter 1. Old Castilian Words in Hebrew Characters Transmitted in Medico-Botanical Glossaries and Synonym Lists (Bos, Mensching, and Zwink)
- Chapter 2. The Presence of the Hebrew Language and Literature in Inquisitorial Files against Judaizers from Medinaceli (Soria) (Nevot Navarro)
- Chapter 3. Historical Lexicography of Judeo-Spanish and the Diccionario del Español Medieval Electrónico (DEMel) (Arnold)
- Part 2. The Emergence of a New Language-Variation, Koineization, and Language Contact
- Chapter 4. Forms of Address at the Dawn of Judeo-Spanish (Fernández Martín)
- Chapter 5. Linguistic Variation in the Sephardic Community of Pisa (17th Century) (Rodríguez Toro)
- Chapter 6. Loke in Judeo-Spanish (Kellert)
- Chapter 7. Language Contact and the Development of Judeo-Spanish Syntax (Fischer)
- Chapter 8. On the Influence of German on Judeo-Spanish (Sinner, Hernández Socas, and Tabares Plasencia)
- Part 3. Linguistic Features and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Present-day Judeo-Spanish
- Chapter 9. Intonational Patterns in the Last Generation of Native Judeo-Spanish Speakers Born in Turkey (Hualde and Quintana)
- Chapter 10. Vocalic Alternations in Istanbul Judeo-Spanish (Gabriel, Grünke, and Quintana)
- Chapter 11. Lexical Availability in Contemporary Judeo-Spanish (Álvarez López)
- Chapter 12. Spanish and Judeo-Spanish Today (Bürki)
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789004685062
- 9004685065
- Publisher Number:
- 110.1163/9789004685062 DOI
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