Language in Jewish Society Towards a New Understanding |
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| Author:
| Myhill, John |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85359-761-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | Multilingual Matters
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $174.95 |
Book Description:
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This book argues that language in Jewish societies can be understood as following from certain specific principles. It discusses the revival of Hebrew, Hebrew in the Diaspora, the survival and 'sanctification' of Yiddish, the idea of 'Jewish languages', and the role of sociolinguistic phenomena in the Holocaust and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
This book argues that language in Jewish societies can be understood as following from certain specific principles. It discusses the revival of Hebrew, Hebrew in the Diaspora, the survival and 'sanctification' of Yiddish, the idea of 'Jewish languages', and the role of sociolinguistic phenomena in the Holocaust and the Arab-Israeli conflict.