This book argues that the usage of language in Jewish societies can be understood as following from certain specific principles, particularly regarding the relationship between language and identity. Phenomena discussed include 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.
| ISBN-13: | 9781853597619 |
| ISBN-10: | 1853597619 |
| Publisher: | Multilingual Matters |
| Publication date: | 2004 |
| Edition description: | 1 |
| Pages: | 239 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 8.25 Inches, Length: 5.85 Inches, Weight: 0.98326168852 Pounds, Width: 0.74803 Inches |
| Author: | John Myhill |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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