The Languages of the Jews

A Sociolinguistic History

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Foreign Languages, Arabic, Language Arts, Linguistics
Cover of the book The Languages of the Jews by Bernard Spolsky, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Bernard Spolsky ISBN: 9781139905459
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: March 27, 2014
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Bernard Spolsky
ISBN: 9781139905459
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: March 27, 2014
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Historical sociolinguistics is a comparatively new area of research, investigating difficult questions about language varieties and choices in speech and writing. Jewish historical sociolinguistics is rich in unanswered questions: when does a language become 'Jewish'? What was the origin of Yiddish? How much Hebrew did the average Jew know over the centuries? How was Hebrew re-established as a vernacular and a dominant language? This book explores these and other questions, and shows the extent of scholarly disagreement over the answers. It shows the value of adding a sociolinguistic perspective to issues commonly ignored in standard histories. A vivid commentary on Jewish survival and Jewish speech communities that will be enjoyed by the general reader, and is essential reading for students and researchers interested in the study of Middle Eastern languages, Jewish studies, and sociolinguistics.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Historical sociolinguistics is a comparatively new area of research, investigating difficult questions about language varieties and choices in speech and writing. Jewish historical sociolinguistics is rich in unanswered questions: when does a language become 'Jewish'? What was the origin of Yiddish? How much Hebrew did the average Jew know over the centuries? How was Hebrew re-established as a vernacular and a dominant language? This book explores these and other questions, and shows the extent of scholarly disagreement over the answers. It shows the value of adding a sociolinguistic perspective to issues commonly ignored in standard histories. A vivid commentary on Jewish survival and Jewish speech communities that will be enjoyed by the general reader, and is essential reading for students and researchers interested in the study of Middle Eastern languages, Jewish studies, and sociolinguistics.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book English Identity and Political Culture in the Fourteenth Century by Bernard Spolsky
Cover of the book Core Statistics by Bernard Spolsky
Cover of the book The Cambridge Handbook of the Just War by Bernard Spolsky
Cover of the book Human Evolutionary Biology by Bernard Spolsky
Cover of the book Non-Perturbative Field Theory by Bernard Spolsky
Cover of the book Classical Literature on Screen by Bernard Spolsky
Cover of the book Groundwater Modelling in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas by Bernard Spolsky
Cover of the book Science and the Enlightenment by Bernard Spolsky
Cover of the book Modernization, Cultural Change, and Democracy by Bernard Spolsky
Cover of the book South Korea's Rise by Bernard Spolsky
Cover of the book Romance, Diaspora, and Black Atlantic Literature by Bernard Spolsky
Cover of the book The Meanings of Rights by Bernard Spolsky
Cover of the book Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America by Bernard Spolsky
Cover of the book Genome-Scale Algorithm Design by Bernard Spolsky
Cover of the book Vertebrate Taphonomy by Bernard Spolsky
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy