The Jewish Sound of Speech: Talmudic Chant, Yiddish Intonation and the Origins of Early Ashkenaz

This paper identifies modern Yiddish intonation patterns for three different semantic structures and contends that they derive from modern (Ashkenazic) talmudic chant. An examination of the cantillation notation found in the manuscripts of the Cairo Geniza uncovers these same three chant patterns fo...

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Main Author: Newman, Zelda Kahan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Penn Press 2000
In: The Jewish quarterly review
Year: 2000, Volume: 90, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 293-336
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