Paul Wexler (linguist)
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Paul Wexler (born November 6, 1938, Hebrew: פאול וקסלר, Hebrew pronunciation: [ˈpaul ˈveksler]) is an American-born Israeli linguist, and Professor Emeritus of linguistics at Tel Aviv University.[1] His research fields include historical linguistics, bilingualism, Slavic linguistics, creole linguistics, Romani and Jewish languages.
Professor Paul Wexler | |
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פאול וקסלר | |
Born | (1938-11-06) November 6, 1938 (age 85) United States |
Nationality | Israeli |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Tel Aviv University |
Wexler is known in Yiddish linguistics mainly for his hypothesis that Eastern Yiddish is ultimately derived from Judaeo-Slavic, a hypothesis that has been widely rejected by other Yiddish and Germanic linguists[2] and geneticists.[3]
Wexler has argued that the Yiddish language structure provides evidence that Jews had "intimate contact" with early Slavs in the German and Bohemian lands as early as the 9th century.[4]