Hello We would like to introduce a new book published by The Mandel Institute of Jewish Studies <http://www.magnes-press.com/Publisher/The+Mandel+Institute+of+Jewish+Studies.aspx?name=The+Mandel+Institute+of+Jewish+Studies> : Massorot Volume 16-17 Studies in language traditions and jewish languages Edited by: David M. Bunis <http://www.magnes-press.com/Authors/David+M.+Bunis.aspx?name=David+M.+Bunis> , Ofra Tirosh-becker <http://www.magnes-press.com/Authors/Ofra+Tirosh-becker.aspx?name=Ofra+Tirosh-becker> We are pleased to present the readers with a new, double issue of Massorot, volumes 16–17, published through the collaboration of the Center for Jewish Languages and Literatures and the Jewish Oral Traditions Research Center of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The present volume offers ten articles devoted to Hebrew and Jewish language studies, some by veteran researchers, others by younger scholars. Half of them were originally presented as lectures at the Fourth International Conference of the Center for Jewish Languages and Literatures, convened to mark the 25th anniversary of the Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The theme of the conference, held in Tammuz 5770 / June 2010, was “Original Compositions and Translated Works in Jewish Languages”. The articles published in this volume deal with a range of Jewish languages, the majority of them Jewish languages of Romance stock: the articles by Shmuel Refael, Ángel Berenguer Amador, and Omer Shafran focus on Judeo-Spanish (or Judezmo, Ladino); the articles by Cyril Aslanov and Doron Modan are devoted to Jewish varieties of French; and the article by Michael Ryzhik concentrates on Judeo-Italian. Jewish Malayalam, the study of which is still in its infancy, is discussed in the article by Ophira Gamliel. Issues relating to the study of languages in contact, which frequently arise in Jewish language analysis, come to the fore in several of the articles in the present volume: the article by Esther Adamit analyzes the ways in which multiple languages influenced the selection of Jewish toponyms appearing on the title pages of Hebrew-letter works published in Europe; and the contribution by Doron Modan analyzes the influence of several European languages on the Hebrew component incorporated in a collection of communal regulations written in the language of the Jews of Bordeaux and Bayonne.Two of the articles in this volume discuss Hebrew language traditions. The article by Moshe Bar-Asher analyzes the Hebrew that emerges from tombstone inscriptions from Meknes as reflected in the volume Avne Zikkaron, by Rabbi Yosef Messas. The contribution by Ilan Eldar discusses the origins of the traditional Ashkenazic pronunciation of Hebrew. The book features article summaries in English. For sample pages please press here <http://www.magnespress.co.il/NetisUtils/srvrutil_getdoc.aspx/0L3GtD3TS/preview/preview.pdf?> For more info please press here <http://www.magnes-press.com/Book/Massorot+Volume+16-17.aspx?name=Massorot+Volume+16-17&code=45-351103&docNo=2&qid=1> Price: $ 29.70 / 99 ₪ regards, Celestina Levant Sales and Marketing abroad Magnes Press [email protected] www.magnes-press.com Tel: 972-2-6584780 Fax: 972-2-5633370
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