Language in Jewish Society Towards a New: Towards a New Understanding

by John Myhill and John R. Edwards

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853597600
• ISBN13: 9781853597602
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.2"