Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew

Zuckermann, G.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2003-11-04

Format: Paperback

ISBN-10: 9781349513260

ISBN-13: 9781349513260

DOI: 10.1057/9781403938695

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 294