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Yiddish

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[personal profile] cema
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 04:38 pm
A fusion language.

I saw people criticizing Harold Bloom for mistakes in the article. I cannot judge, but the gist of it seems right.

Update. But the book is expensive. When will it be available online?
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[identity profile] dyak.livejournal.com
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 08:46 pm (UTC)
Идиш не более fusion, чем английский.

[identity profile] cema.livejournal.com
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 10:26 pm (UTC)
He mentions it too. Says "more", though.

[identity profile] ygam.livejournal.com
Friday, October 24th, 2008 12:04 am (UTC)
Yiddish is a Germanic language with a Hebrew-Aramaic stratum: http://www.berkovich-zametki.com/Nomer21/MN36.htm

[identity profile] cema.livejournal.com
Friday, October 24th, 2008 05:35 am (UTC)
Certainly it is Germanic, however Slavic influence on its Eastern dialects is strong. In addition, it has absorbed a smattering of Romance. Of course, the vocabulary and the way of expression has been heavily informed by Hebrew.
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