The Languages of Diaspora and Return

By Bernard Spolsky

Jews spent over two thousand years in exile. Although Hebrew remained a sacred and literary language, it formed part of a repertoire which included Jewish varieties of the local language. With the return to Israel, Hebrew was revernacularized. This article traces the sociolinguistic effects of exile and return to the homeland.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004338381
• ISBN13: 9789004338388
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"