Grammar of the Eastern European Hasidic Hebrew Tale.

Intro -- 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.

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