Blessings, curses, hopes, and fears: Psycho-ostensive expressions in Yiddish

by James A. Matisoff and James A. Mattisoff

Book Overview

In this delightful book, the author enumerates and classifies the formulas Yiddish speakers use to express their emotions. It is a rarity among scholarly books, for it brings joy while it teaches; it... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0915980940
• ISBN13: 9780915980949
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Institute for the Study of Human Issues
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.