Tuesday, September 28 @ 7 PM
University of Colorado at Boulder
University Memorial Center Room 235

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Free and open to the public RSVP's appreciated as space is limited

Is there such thing as "American Jewish English"? If so, how does it compare and relate to Jewish languages of the past?

Join us for an interactive investigation of the question of Jewish language and identity with Professor Sarah Benor. Her introductory lecture will focus on the history of Jewish languages and some of their distinctive features. In the facilitated breakout groups that follow, participants will be given quotes and questions for discussion. The concluding session will examine American Jewish diversity, which is reflected and constructed in language.

Professor Sarah Benor, Associate Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies atHebrew Union College, teaches about the social science of American Jews, as well as about language and culture. Her research interests include Jewish languages, American Jewish identity and culture, sociolinguistic variation, the linguistic construction of identity, language contact, ethnography, and Orthodox Jews. She is the founder, producer, and editor of the Jewish Language Research Website, and she is the founder and moderator of the Jewish Languages Mailing List. Her publications include "Do American Jews Speak a 'Jewish Language'? A Model of Jewish Linguistic Distinctiveness" (Jewish Quarterly Review) and "Jewish Languages." (Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics.)