Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew
Author | : G. Zuckermann |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2003-11-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781403938695 |
ISBN-13 | : 1403938695 |
Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Download or read book Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew written by G. Zuckermann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-11-04 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.