A Grammar of the Eastern European Hasidic Hebrew Tale (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, 77)

A Grammar of the Eastern European Hasidic Hebrew Tale provides the first detailed linguistic analysis of the Hebrew narrative literature composed in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Eastern Europe by followers of the Hasidic spiritual movement. It presents a thorough description of Hasidic Hebrew orthography, morphology, syntax, and lexis illustrated with extensive examples. Attention is devoted to the relationship between Hasidic Hebrew and its biblical, rabbinic, and medieval antecedents; to its links with Aramaic, contemporaneous Maskilic Hebrew, and its authors' native Yiddish; and to its contributions to Modern (Israeli) Hebrew. The grammar fills a major scholarly gap on the diachronic development of Hebrew and as such will be a key resource for anyone interested in the language's history. Contents Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1. The Hasidic Hebrew Tale 1.2. Previous Scholarship on Hasidic Hebrew 1.3. The Language of the Hasidic Hebrew Tales 1.4. About This Grammar Chapter 2. Phonology 2.1. Consonants 2.2. Vowels Chapter 3. Orthography 3.1. Script 3.2. Omission of Final Letter(s) 3.3. Plene and Defective Spelling 3.4. Non-Standard Use of matres lectionis 3.5. Spelling of Eastern European Proper Nouns and Loanwords 3.6. Spelling of Divine Labels 3.7. Vocalization 3.8. Gershayim 3.9. Punctuation 3.10. Numerals and Dates Chapter 4. Nouns 4.1. Gender 4.2. Number 4.3. Construct 4.4. Articles 4.5. Apposition 4.6. Cognate Accusative Chapter 5. Adjectives 5.1. Plural Suffix -ין 5.2. Comparative Adjectives 5.3. Superlative Adjectives 5.4. Noun-Adjective Concord 5.5. Demonstrative Adjectives 5.6. Indefinite Adjective איזה/איזו Chapter 6. Pronouns 6.1. Independent Personal Pronouns 6.2. Pronominal Suffixes 6.3. Demonstrative Pronouns 6.4. Interrogative Pronouns 6.5. Indefinite Pronouns 6.6. Reflexive Pronouns 6.7. Reciprocal Pronouns 6.8. Relative Pronouns Chapter 7. Numerals 7.1. Paradigm 7.2. Gender 7.3. Number 7.4. Definiteness 7.5. Word Order and State Chapter 8. Verbs 8.1. Qaṭal 8.2. Yiqṭol 8.3. Wayyiqṭol 8.4. Weqaṭal 8.5. Qoṭel 8.6. Periphrastic Constructions 8.7. Volitives 8.8. Infinitives 8.9. Stems 8.10. Root Classes 8.11. Suffixed Verbs 8.12. Gerunds 8.13. Subject-Verb Concord 8.14. Sequence of Tense Chapter 9. Prepositions 9.1. Commonly Attested Prepositions Chapter 10. Adverbs 10.1. Interrogative Adverbs 10.2. Adverbs of Place 10.3. Adverbs of Time 10.4. Adverbs of Manner Chapter 11. Conjunctions 11.1. Coordinating Conjunctions 11.2. Subordinating Conjunctions Chapter 12. Particles, Prefixes, and Suffixes 12.1. Possessive Particles 12.2. אין 12.3. את 12.4. הנה 12.5. יש 12.6. נא 12.7. Directive -ה 12.8. Interrogative ה- 12.9. Interjections Chapter 13. Clauses 13.1. Causal 13.2. Circumstantial 13.3. Comparative 13.4. Complement 13.5. Concessive 13.6. Conditional 13.7. Contrast 13.8. Exceptive 13.9. Interrogative 13.10. Purpose 13.11. Relative 13.12. Result 13.13. Separative 13.14. Temporal Chapter 14. Clause and Sentence Syntax 14.1. Equational Sentences 14.2. Negation 14.3. Constituent Order Chapter 15. Shibbuṣ 15.1. Similarities with Maskilic Hebrew shibbuṣ 15.2. Closely Resembling Biblical Model 15.3. Differences from Biblical Model Chapter 16. Lexis 16.1. Hebrew 16.2. Aramaic 16.3. Yiddish 16.4. Slavic Languages (Russian, Polish, Ukrainian) 16.5. Other Languages Glossaries Terms Deriving from Hebrew, Aramaic, and Yiddish Ashkenazi Personal Names Eastern European Place Names Rebbes and Other Prominent Figures Facsimiles References Primary Secondary Subject Index This volume constitutes the first reference grammar of the Hasidic Hebrew hagiographic tales composed in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Eastern Europe. It presents a thorough survey of Hasidic Hebrew orthography, morphology, syntax, and lexis illustrated with extensive examples.