Download or read book Yiddish as a Mixed Language written by Ewa Geller and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-11-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yiddish has so far been mostly described as a linear, genetic descendant of German. This volume makes a case for the mixed character of the idiom and the formative role of the Slavic component in its creation and development.