TY - JOUR
T1 - Yiddish on the Internet
AU - Sadan, Tsvi
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - This short study examines the sociolinguistic situation of Yiddish on the Internet in comparison with other languages. In particular, it describes and analyzes the language in its practical and symbolic uses on websites and mailing lists, or as cyber-vernacular and cyber-postvernacular respectively. An analysis of language choice and language use offers evidence for the increasing use of Yiddish as cyber-postvernacular. It is also argued that Yiddish as a diaspora language has more to benefit from the Internet for building speech communities even in postvernacular mode, but this potential has not been sufficiently used yet.
AB - This short study examines the sociolinguistic situation of Yiddish on the Internet in comparison with other languages. In particular, it describes and analyzes the language in its practical and symbolic uses on websites and mailing lists, or as cyber-vernacular and cyber-postvernacular respectively. An analysis of language choice and language use offers evidence for the increasing use of Yiddish as cyber-postvernacular. It is also argued that Yiddish as a diaspora language has more to benefit from the Internet for building speech communities even in postvernacular mode, but this potential has not been sufficiently used yet.
KW - Computer-mediated communication
KW - Cyber-postvernacularity
KW - Cyber-vernacularity
KW - Internet
KW - Yiddish
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79952487064&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.langcom.2010.08.002
DO - 10.1016/j.langcom.2010.08.002
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AN - SCOPUS:79952487064
SN - 0271-5309
VL - 31
SP - 99
EP - 106
JO - Language and Communication
JF - Language and Communication
IS - 2
ER -