Article,
Ayn hous, tsvay …?
Affiliations
- [1] Aarhus University [NORA names: AU Aarhus University; University; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD]
Abstract
The present study outlines the main plural classes of the noun in New York City-based written Haredi Satmar Yiddish, including inherited Central Yiddish peculiarities and the inflection of recent borrowings from coterritorial English, and aims to explain why nominal plural formation in Haredi Satmar Yiddish has remained largely unaffected by attrition and language contact.
Keywords
Haredi Satmar Yiddish,
Nouns,
attrition,
language contact,
number profiling,
plural formation,
relevance principle
