Psycho-ostensive Expressions in Yiddish
Matisoff, James A. (University of California, Berkeley)
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Hardback
Edition: 2nd ed
200 pages
Published: 1999
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN / EAN: 0804733937
In this text, the author enumerates and classifies the formulas Yiddish speakers use to express their emotions. The author analyzes the many kinds of Yiddish psycho-ostensives ranging from blessings and thanks to lamentations and curses.
