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W a ld m a n , N a h u m
M.
The Recent Study o f Hebrew: a Survey of the Lit
erature with Selected Bibliography.
Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College
Press, 1989. xx, 464 p. (Bibliographica Judaica; 10). “An I. Edward
Kiev Library Foundation Book.”
More than half the book is devoted to a survey o f the linguistic
study o f the Hebrew language during the past forty years, divided
into six chapters: Biblical Hebrew, Rabbinic Hebrew, Masoretes,
Jewish languages, Medieval grammarians and poets, Modern and
contemporary Hebrew. The bibliography which follows is orga
nized alphabetically by author. Hebrew, Yiddish and Judezmo ti
tles are in Hebrew alphabet.
W e x l e r , P a u l .
Judeo-Romance Linguistics: a Bibliography.
New York &
London: Garland, 1989. xxvii, 174 p. (Garland Reference Library
o f the Humanities; v. 890)
Contains 1,638 entries in comprehensive bibliography o f all
Judeo-Romance languages originating before expulsions from
France and Iberia (1394 and 1492-8), except for Judezmo and
Sephardic Ladino which have been treated by D.M. Bunis. Or
ganized according to language group with Hebrew entries in He
brew alphabet. Author index.
PERIODICALS
P r a g e r , L e o n a r d .
Yiddish Literary and Linguistic Periodicals and Miscel
lanies: a Selective Annotated Bibliography,
by Leonard Prager; with
the help o f A.A. Greenbaum. Darby: Norwood; Haifa: Association
for the Study o f Jewish Languages, 1982. 271 p. (Publications o f
the Association for the Study o f Jewish Languages; 1)
Introduction surveys the field and explains criteria for selection,
and rules o f transcription. All 386 entries are romanized, and al
most all entries list repositories. Title, editor, contributor, and pla
ces o f publication indexes.
S in g e rm a n , R o b e r t .
Jewish Serials o f the World: a Research Bibliography
o f Secondary Sources.
Westport, Conn., New York, N.Y.: Green
wood, 1986. xxii, 377 p.
Foreword by Zvulun Ravid calls this “the first compilation o f
the Jewish world press in book form.” Contains 3,041 entries or
ganized mainly by geographical location. All non-roman language
entries are romanized. Author and subject indexes.