Yiddish : a survey and a grammar / Solomon A. Birnbaum ; with new essays by Eleazar Birnbaum, David Birnbaum, Kalman Weiser, and Jean Baumgarten.

By:

Birnbaum, Salomo A, 1891-1989 [author.]

Contributor(s):

Birnbaum, David J, 1933-

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Toronto [Ontario] : University of Toronto Press, [2016]Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 2. editionDescription: 1 online resource (lxxviii, xii, 447 pages)Content type:

text

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computer
electronic

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online resource

ISBN:

9781442665330
1442665335

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Tiddish : a survey and a grammarDDC classification:

439/.1 23

LOC classification:

PJ5115 .B52 2016eb

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Contents:

Section A: Introductory Essays. 1 A Brief Account of Solomon Birnbaum's Life / David and Eleazar Birnbaum ; 2 Yiddish: A Survey and a Grammar in its Historical and Cultural Context / Kalman Weiser ; 3 Solomon A. Birnbaum: An Appreciation of a Lifetime of Scholarship on Yiddish / Jean Baumgarten -- Section B: Solomon A. Birnbaum's Yiddish, a Survey and a Grammar (1979) -- Section C: 2016 Bibliography and General Index.

Summary: One of the great Yiddish scholars of the twentieth century, S.A. Birnbaum (1891-1989) published 'Yiddish: A survey and a grammar' in 1979 towards the end of a long and prolific career. Unlike other grammars and study guides for English speakers, Yiddish: A Survey and a Grammar fully describes the Southern Yiddish dialect and pronunciation used today by most native speakers, while also taking into account Northern Yiddish and Standard Yiddish, associated with secularist and academic circles. The book also includes specimens of Yiddish prose and poetic texts spanning eight centuries, sampling Yiddish literature from the medieval to modern eras across its vast European geographic expanse. The second edition of 'Yiddish: A survey and a grammar' makes this classic text available again to students, teachers, and Yiddish-speakers alike. Featuring three new introductory essays by noted Yiddish scholars, a corrected version of the text, and an expanded and updated bibliography, this book is essential reading for any serious student of Yiddish and its culture.

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Originally published: University of Toronto Press, 1979.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

One of the great Yiddish scholars of the twentieth century, S.A. Birnbaum (1891-1989) published 'Yiddish: A survey and a grammar' in 1979 towards the end of a long and prolific career. Unlike other grammars and study guides for English speakers, Yiddish: A Survey and a Grammar fully describes the Southern Yiddish dialect and pronunciation used today by most native speakers, while also taking into account Northern Yiddish and Standard Yiddish, associated with secularist and academic circles. The book also includes specimens of Yiddish prose and poetic texts spanning eight centuries, sampling Yiddish literature from the medieval to modern eras across its vast European geographic expanse. The second edition of 'Yiddish: A survey and a grammar' makes this classic text available again to students, teachers, and Yiddish-speakers alike. Featuring three new introductory essays by noted Yiddish scholars, a corrected version of the text, and an expanded and updated bibliography, this book is essential reading for any serious student of Yiddish and its culture.

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