Religion and Taboo in Lason Akodesh (Judeo-Piedmontese)

A history & explanation of a list of words in Lason Akodesh (Judeo-Italian) falling into certain semantic groups, eg, Jewish life, Jewish religion, food, elimination, sex, death, the Catholic religion, & various disagreeable topics (violence, drunkenness, robbery, jail, illness, fear, grief,...

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Published in:International journal of the sociology of language 1981-01, Vol.30, p.107-117
Main Author: Jochnowitz, George
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Italy/Italian/Italians
Judeo
Language/Languages
Taboo/Taboos
Word/Words/Wording
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Summary:A history & explanation of a list of words in Lason Akodesh (Judeo-Italian) falling into certain semantic groups, eg, Jewish life, Jewish religion, food, elimination, sex, death, the Catholic religion, & various disagreeable topics (violence, drunkenness, robbery, jail, illness, fear, grief, & madness). These few isolated lexical items survive & are incorported into Italian-Jewish everyday speech patterns as vestiges of a partially forgotten private lang. The taboo words are a major component of a vocabulary that survives among semispeakers. 1 Illustration. J. Wasserman
ISSN:0165-2516