On the Frontier between Eastern and Western Yiddish: Sources from Burgenland

Burgenland, the smallest state of current Austria, located on the border with Hungary, once had seven vibrant Jewish communities under the protection of the Hungarian Eszterházy family. There is next to nothing known about the Yiddish variety spoken in these communities. This article brings together...

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Published in:European journal of jewish studies
Main Author: Schäfer, Lea 1985- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: European journal of jewish studies
Further subjects:B Yiddish dialectology and phonology Jews in Austria and Hungary Eastern and Western Yiddish transition zone
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Summary:Burgenland, the smallest state of current Austria, located on the border with Hungary, once had seven vibrant Jewish communities under the protection of the Hungarian Eszterházy family. There is next to nothing known about the Yiddish variety spoken in these communities. This article brings together every single piece of evidence of this language to get an impression of its structure. This article shows that Yiddish from Burgenland can be integrated into the continuum between Eastern and Western Yiddish and is part of a gradual transition zone between these two main varieties.
ISSN:1872-471X
Contains:In: European journal of jewish studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/1872471X-11121090