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Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears: Psycho-Ostensive Expressions in Yiddish

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Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears: Psycho-Ostensive Expressions in Yiddish - Matisoff, James A
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In this delightful book, the author enumerates and classifies the formulas Yiddish speakers use to express their emotions--from 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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Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears: Psycho-Ostensive Expressions in Yiddish 2000, Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA

ISBN-13: 9780804733946

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Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears: Psycho-Ostensive Expressions in Yiddish 2000, Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA

ISBN-13: 9780804733939

Hardcover