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On the Frontier between Eastern and Western Yiddish: Sources from Burgenland

In: European Journal of Jewish Studies
Author:
Lea Schäfer
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Online Publication Date:
05 Oct 2017
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Abstract

Burgenland, the smallest state of current Austria, located on the border with Hungary, once had seven vibrant Jewish communities under the protection of the Hungarian Eszterházy family. There is next to nothing known about the Yiddish variety spoken in these communities. This article brings together every single piece of evidence of this language to get an impression of its structure. This article shows that Yiddish from Burgenland can be integrated into the continuum between Eastern and Western Yiddish and is part of a gradual transition zone between these two main varieties.

Title:
On the Frontier between Eastern and Western Yiddish: Sources from Burgenland
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/1872471X-11121090
Language:
English
Pages:
130–147
Keywords:
Yiddish dialectology and phonology; Jews in Austria and Hungary; Eastern and Western Yiddish transition zone
In:
European Journal of Jewish Studies
In:
Volume 11: Issue 2
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1872-471X
Print ISSN:
1025-9996
Subjects:
General, Jewish Studies, Jewish History & Culture, History, History of Religion, Religious Studies

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