Yebra López, C;
(2023)
Specters of Judeo-Spanish: The Case for Judeo-Spanish as a Partial Overlap of Idiolects Shared by People of Sephardi Culture.
Journal of Jewish Languages
, 7
pp. 82-114.
10.1163/22134638-bja10030.
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Abstract
The aim of this essay is to problematize the ontology of Judeo-Spanish qua language. First, I argue that its traditional conceptualization as an autonomous, self-contained language is predicated on a (flawed) classical ontological framework that relies on so-called 'named languages theory.' Second, I contend that a more enlightened understanding of Judeo-Spanish as a linguistic phenomenon necessitates a paradigm shift toward a hauntological framework consistent with theoretical models such as translanguaging and revivalistics. I conclude that Judeo-Spanish is best understood as an ensemble of the only partially overlapping idiolects of people who share a common Sephardi cultural/ethnic identity and who manage to communicate with reasonable success. Third, I discuss the momentous implications of this shift in three domains: linguistics, minority rights, and education. Keywords
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Specters of Judeo-Spanish: The Case for Judeo-Spanish as a Partial Overlap of Idiolects Shared by People of Sephardi Culture |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1163/22134638-bja10030 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1163/22134638-bja10030 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license. |
Keywords: | Judeo-Spanish; hauntology; translanguaging; minority rights; education |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Hebrew and Jewish Studies |
URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10177389 |
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