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Modern Hebrew : the past and future of a revitalized language / Norman Berdichevsky.

Title
Modern Hebrew : the past and future of a revitalized language / Norman Berdichevsky.
Author
Berdichevsky, Norman, 1943-
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

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Description
vii, 230 p.
Summary
"This book examines the many changes that occurred in the transition to Modern Hebrew, acquainting new students of the language with its role as a model for other national revivals, explaining how it overcame many obstacles to become a spoken vernacular. It deals primarily with the social and political use of the language and does not cover literature"--
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Acknowledgments -- Note to the Reader -- Preface -- 1. Hebrew in American Popular Culture -- 2. The Magnificent Heritage of Hebrew -- 3. Modern Hebrew's Inspirational Example -- 4. The Three-Thousand-Year-Old Treasury -- 5. How Hebrew Became a Modern Language -- 6. Do the Israelis Speak Hebrew or Israeli? -- 7. The Worldwide Rivalry with Yiddish -- 8. Negation of the Golah (Exile) and Hebraic Identity of a New Nation -- 9. Baltic Rebirth and the Zionist Staging Ground for a Jewish State -- 10. The First Modern Hebrew Textbooks Set in Palestine -- 11. The Soviet Persecution of Hebrew -- 12. Arab-Israeli Use of Hebrew -- 13. From Jewish State Toward a Hebrew Republic? -- 14. Slang and Profanity in Spoken Hebrew -- 15. The Current Assault on Hebrew at Home -- 16. Outlook for Hebrew Education in the United States and the United Kingdom -- Epilogue -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
ISBN
9780786494927 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2014019905
OCLC
  • 869265531
  • SCSB-10703945
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library