Yiddish: A Linguistic Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 052177215X
- ISBN-13
- 9780521772150
- Series
- Yiddish
- Category
- Foreign Language Study
- Pages
- 327
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-03-03
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Neil G. Jacobs
Description
This 2005 book was the first ever overview of all aspects of Yiddish language and lingustics.
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- 2016-09-23
- 544 pages
- Ebook
- University of Toronto Press
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