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A sketch of the linguistic situation in Israel today*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

David L. Gold
David L. Gold
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Department of Hebrew Language, University of Haifa
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Abstract

The results of the reintroduction and renativization of Hebrew are highlighted, and some commonly made assumptions about Hebrew and its place in Israeli life examined. The main topics are (a) the debatable equation of an ideal nation-state with a single and exclusive language, (b) the long history of Hebrew as a component of Jewish multilingualism, (c) the Hebraist movement, (d) the extent of its success and its advantages and disadvantages, (e) linguistic rights in Israel. (Language revitalization, language and nationalism, language policy and planning)

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Language in Society , Volume 18 , Issue 3 , September 1989 , pp. 361 - 388
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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