James A Matisoff

Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears

Psycho-Ostensive Expressions in Yiddish. Sprache: Englisch.
kartoniert , 200 Seiten
ISBN 0804733945
EAN 9780804733946
Veröffentlicht Mai 2000
Verlag/Hersteller Stanford University Press

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"Don't be put off by the subtitle of this incredibly witty, informative, and entertaining analysis of the linguistic subtleties of Yiddish. In using the term "psycho-ostensive," the author refers to the heavy emotional baggage that Yiddish speakers carry around with them: their language is full of linguistic subtexts that mask, obfuscate, and hide the true feelings in the heart of the speaker."--Arnold Ages, Jewish Tribune
"It may be said of Matisoff's treatise that it shows how Yiddish, through its linguistic delicacies, offered its speakers and listeners valuable therapeutic tools to cope with the perplexing world they encountered. Exploring that wolrd with Matisoff is a recreation, a joy, and "a gan Eden." That's Hebrew and Yiddish for paradise."--Arnold Ages, Jewish Tribune

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