Yankee Yinglish

A sociolinguistic study of Yiddish English in New York

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Urban, History, Jewish, Americas, United States, 20th Century
Cover of the book Yankee Yinglish by Ruchel Jarach-Sztern, Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ruchel Jarach-Sztern ISBN: 9781387365968
Publisher: Ruchel Jarach-Sztern Publication: November 13, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
ISBN: 9781387365968
Publisher: Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
Publication: November 13, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

For more than one century, Yiddish has been in contact with American English. To examine the linguistic traces of this contact we first retrace the background of Jewish immigration to the United States and present a history of Yiddish as a “contact language”.
We then proceed to the diachronic, synchronic and sociolinguistic analysis of Yiddish features in American English as expressed by the New York Ashkenazi Jewish people. Our primary sources are of four different types and cover a time span of sixty years: shops signs, books, articles from The Forward in English; extensive extracts from American Jewish websites and forums. In these sources we examine the lexical, morphological and syntactic features characterizing the presence of Yiddish in American English. When we study the evolution which took place in the last sixty years regarding Yiddish and its presence in American English, our conclusion, when making the link between this data and the sociological determiners involved, is that after a period of assimilation and fading, we witness today the revival of Yiddish words features in American English, especially morphological ones; the ethnic/ religious commitment of a young generation of “connected” observant Jews brings about a modified American English compared to the previous generation.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

For more than one century, Yiddish has been in contact with American English. To examine the linguistic traces of this contact we first retrace the background of Jewish immigration to the United States and present a history of Yiddish as a “contact language”.
We then proceed to the diachronic, synchronic and sociolinguistic analysis of Yiddish features in American English as expressed by the New York Ashkenazi Jewish people. Our primary sources are of four different types and cover a time span of sixty years: shops signs, books, articles from The Forward in English; extensive extracts from American Jewish websites and forums. In these sources we examine the lexical, morphological and syntactic features characterizing the presence of Yiddish in American English. When we study the evolution which took place in the last sixty years regarding Yiddish and its presence in American English, our conclusion, when making the link between this data and the sociological determiners involved, is that after a period of assimilation and fading, we witness today the revival of Yiddish words features in American English, especially morphological ones; the ethnic/ religious commitment of a young generation of “connected” observant Jews brings about a modified American English compared to the previous generation.

More books from 20th Century

Cover of the book The Memoirs of Field-Marshal Kesselring by Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
Cover of the book Last Days in Old Europe by Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
Cover of the book Pleasure Island by Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
Cover of the book Turncoats, Traitors, and Fellow Travelers by Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
Cover of the book Queer Street: Rise and Fall of an American Culture, 1947-1985 by Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
Cover of the book The Deacons for Defense by Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
Cover of the book Pesos and Dollars by Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
Cover of the book I Really Didn’t Want to Become a Doctor by Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
Cover of the book Gender, Sexuality, and the Cold War by Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
Cover of the book Politics, Porn and Protest by Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
Cover of the book The Stowaway by Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
Cover of the book Nazione e anti-nazione by Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
Cover of the book Rome in America by Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
Cover of the book Writing Beat and Other Occasions of Literary Mayhem by Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
Cover of the book Whose Back was Stabbed? by Ruchel Jarach-Sztern
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy