This volume constitutes the first reference grammar of the Hasidic Hebrew hagiographic tales composed in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Eastern Europe. It presents a thorough survey of Hasidic Hebrew orthography, morphology, syntax, and lexis illustrated with extensive examples.

Lily Kahn, PhD (2008), UCL, is Lecturer in Hebrew at that university. Her main research area is Hebrew in Eastern Europe. Previous publications include The Verbal System in Late Enlightenment Hebrew (2008) and Colloquial Yiddish (2012).