Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew

By Ghil'ad Zuckermann

Book Overview

Israeli Hebrew is a spoken language, 'reinvented' over the last century. It has responded to the new social and technological demands of globalization with a vigorously developing multisourced lexicon, enriched by foreign language contact. In this detailed and rigorous study, the author provides a principled classification of neologisms, their semantic fields and the roles of source languages, along with a sociolinguistic study of the attitudes of 'purists' and ordinary native speakers in the tension between linguistic creativity and the preservation of a distinct language identity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349513261
• ISBN13: 9781349513260
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"