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No. 13 (2019)

Articles

Sephardim and their language: Judeo-Spanish or Ladino?

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25312/2391-5137.13/2019_01jdc  [Google Scholar]
Published: 2020-03-25

Abstract

The aim of this work is to describe the most relevant features of the languages spoken by the Sephardic Jews, focusing on Judeo-Spanish and Ladino. These two languages have been treated as a single language, even though Judeo-Spanish was a day-to-day communication language, and Ladino a calque-language used to translate religious texts from Hebrew during the 16th and 17th centuries. A brief overview of Sephardim historical background is necessary in order to understand who the Sephardim are, the development of their language and literature, and to discuss anything related to them.

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