ISBN:
9780813553894
,
9780813553900
Language:
English
Pages:
XVII, 248 S.
,
graph. Darst.
Year of publication:
2012
Series Statement:
Jewish cultures of the world
DDC:
296.8/32
Keywords:
Jewish way of life
;
Jews Return to Orthodox Judaism
;
Orthodox Judaism Social aspects
;
Hebrew language Social aspects
;
Yiddish language Social aspects
;
Sociolinguistics
;
Englisch
;
Jiddisch
;
Hebräisch
;
Orthodoxes Judentum
;
Soziolinguistik
;
Kulturelle Identität
;
Spracherwerb
Description / Table of Contents:
Orthodox Jews and language socialization -- "Now you look like a lady" : adventures in ethnographic and sociolinguistic fieldwork -- "He has tzitzis hanging out of his ponytail" : Orthodox cultural practices and how bts adapt them -- "This is not what to record" : Yiddish, Hebrew, and the English of Orthodox Jews -- "Torah or toyrah" : language and the modern orthodox to black hat continuum -- "Just keepin' it real, mamish" : why ba'alei teshuva adopt (or avoid) Orthodox language -- "I finally got the lingo" : progression in newcomers' acquisition of Orthodox language -- "A ba'al teshuva freak" : distinguishing practices of newly Orthodox Jews -- Matisyahu and my fair lady : reflections on adult language socialization.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-235) and index
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