Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears

Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : 0804733945
ISBN-13 : 9780804733946
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Book Synopsis Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears by : James A. Matisoff

Download or read book Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears written by James A. Matisoff and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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."


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