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focusing on the power of language and place to shape personal narrative
With its vast scope
and symbolic language
before the war
With meticulous research and care
Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears Psycho-Ostensive Expressions in Yiddish by James A. Matisoff textbook-shipeasy focusing on the power ofEnglish & Transliterated Yiddish text 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 makes us smile, sometimes roar with laughter, while it develops the most rigorous linguistic argumentation. The author analyzes the many kinds of Yiddish "psycho ostensives"ranging from blessings and thanks to
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