An Example of Ottoman Multiculturalism: The Judeo-Spanish of Izak Gabay
ZUTOT, vol.15, no.1, pp.49-62, 2018 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 15 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2018
- Doi Number: 10.1163/18750214-12151066
- Journal Name: ZUTOT
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.49-62
- Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The Sephardic Jews of the Ottoman Empire developed a Judeo-Spanish koine by getting in touch with other languages - particularly Turkish - as a means of interaction between different cultures. This paper aims to focus on the linguistic multiculturalism - specifically loanwords - employed in the book Yildiz i sus sekretos: el reyno de Abdul Hamid (Yildiz [Palace] and Its Secrets: The Kingdom of Abdulhamit). The book was published in Istanbul in 1909 by Izak Gabay, one of the most important Sephardic intellectuals of the time.