Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears
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| Author | : James A. Matisoff |
| Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 204 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0804733945 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780804733946 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears by : James A. Matisoff
Book excerpt: In this delightful book, the author enumerates and classifies the formulas Yiddish speakers use to express their emotionsfrom blessings and thanks to lamentations and curses. A rarity among scholarly books, it brings joy while it teaches; it makes us smile, sometimes roar with laughter, while it develops the most rigorous linguistic argumentation."
