商品簡介
Cohn (1927-2008), was a U. of Chicago linguist who researched Yiddish names for some 25 years. In this major contribution to the study of Yiddish names given by Yiddish speakers in the modern period (1750 on), she traces their historical derivations and comments on their forms, meanings, linguistic sources, and other references on them. Appendices include lists of: early Jewish names that did not survive into the modern period, rare names, Western Yiddish names, colloquial names indexed to full names, Yiddish secular name indexed to Hebrew sacred name, regional names indexed to entry names, English names indexed to their Yiddish counterparts, and Hebrew names indexed to their Yiddish counterparts. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Rella Israly Cohn (1927-2008) was a linguist and scholar.
