VERBAL BLESSING FORMULAS IN MODERN YIDDISH

Abstract

This paper focuses on the analyses of blessing formulas in modern Yiddish including such characteristics as situation, communicators’ roles, situation signs, cultural facts, and thematic verb classes. This approach enables to examine with what actions, processes or states the native speakers of Yiddish associate welfare as well as who or what can be its bearer, recipient or source.

Keywords

• yiddish
• blessing formula
• situation
• communicators’ roles
• situation signs
• cultural facts
• thematic verb class