The Yiddish Book Center's
Wexler Oral History Project
A growing collection of in-depth interviews with people of all ages and backgrounds, whose stories about the legacy and changing nature of Yiddish language and culture offer a rich and complex chronicle of Jewish identity.
The Way That People Speak
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Mark Louden, professor of linguistics, discusses his academic interest in how people use language and tells why he is fascinated by Hasidic Yiddish.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Mark Louden.
This excerpt is in English.
Mark Louden was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1962.
This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.
