Call for Papers on Hebrew in Contact: Thematic Issue of Journal of Jewish Languages

Sarah Benor Discussion

The Journal of Jewish Languages announces a call for papers for a
thematic issue:

Contact between Textual Hebrew/Aramaic and Diaspora Jewish Languages

Throughout history, whatever languages Jews have spoken (e.g.,
Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Persian, Jewish English), they have generally
maintained Hebrew and Aramaic for liturgical recitation, study of
biblical and rabbinic texts, and other purposes. Such language contact
has led to influences in their spoken and written languages, including
loanwords, calque translations, and orthographic systems. This
thematic issue will explore these outcomes of language contact.
Articles can focus on individual Jewish languages or communities, or
they can offer comparative or theoretical analysis. If you are
interested in submitting a manuscript for this issue, please send a
title and short abstract (50-100 words) to Sarah Bunin Benor
(sbenor@huc.edu) and Ofra Tirosh-Becker (otirosh@mail.huji.ac.il) by
April 30, 2019. Article manuscripts will be due December 1 and will be sent
out for double-blind peer review.

Sarah Bunin Benor and Ofra Tirosh-Becker

Editors, Journal of Jewish Languages