Language in Jewish Society: Towards a New Understanding
Myhill was born and educated in the U.S.; now a resident of Israel, he has taught sociolinguistics at the U. of Haifa since 1995. In this text, he identifies and systematically summarizes sociolinguistic behavior in Jewish communities. Coverage includes an historical analysis of Jewish views on language and identify; diaspora Hebrew in different times and places; the revival of Hebrew; other Jewish languages (Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Spanish and Yiddish); interactions between Jews and two other groups—Germans and Arabs—and the role of differing ideologies of identity in the Holocaust and the Arab-Israeli conflict; minority language policy in Israel; and prescriptivism in Modern Hebrew. Distributed in the U.S. by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Language in Jewish Society: Towards a New Understanding
Myhill was born and educated in the U.S.; now a resident of Israel, he has taught sociolinguistics at the U. of Haifa since 1995. In this text, he identifies and systematically summarizes sociolinguistic behavior in Jewish communities. Coverage includes an historical analysis of Jewish views on language and identify; diaspora Hebrew in different times and places; the revival of Hebrew; other Jewish languages (Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Spanish and Yiddish); interactions between Jews and two other groups—Germans and Arabs—and the role of differing ideologies of identity in the Holocaust and the Arab-Israeli conflict; minority language policy in Israel; and prescriptivism in Modern Hebrew. Distributed in the U.S. by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781853597602 |
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| Publisher: | Multilingual Matters Ltd. |
| Publication date: | 11/25/2004 |
| Series: | Multilingual Matters Series , #128 |
| Edition description: | 1ST |
| Pages: | 256 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.82(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.51(d) |
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