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Yiddish and English: The Story of Yiddish in America
Yiddish and English The Story of Yiddish in America
Author: Sol Steinmetz
Yiddish arrived in America as the mother tongue of millions of Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe. Gradually it infiltrated the majority language and "Jewish English" was created, with words such as "kosher" and "chutzpah." Yiddish had first developed from language sharing as Jews of northern France and northern Italy migrated into the German...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780817311032
ISBN-10: 0817311033
Publication Date: 7/2/2001
Pages: 192
Edition: 1
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Publisher: University Alabama Press
Book Type: Paperback
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