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Fellman, Jack – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1993
Discusses the "Hebrew Revival," which is considered a misunderstanding because Hebrew was never a "dead" language. (four references) (VWL)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Diglossia, Ethnic Stereotypes, Hebrew
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Ben-Rafael, Eliezer; Brosh, Hezi – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1991
Three sociolinguistic perspectives are considered in a study focusing on the rationale of Israeli linguistic policy toward Arabic. These include (1) school language programs as a matter of linguistic policies of political centers; (2) the relationship of linguistic resources to group boundaries (principally ethnicity); and (3) language resources…
Descriptors: Arabic, Educational Policy, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries
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Nahir, Moshe – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1983
Major background sociocultural factors in the revival of Hebrew as Israel's vernacular during the period 1890-1916 are examined. These include communicative, national-political, and religioeducational factors leading to an unprecedented community acceptance of an unfamiliar spoken language and its use by new generations of native speakers. (MSE)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Ethnicity, Hebrew, Language Maintenance
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Schwarzwald, Ora – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1988
A study of Hebrew poems for children revealed elements of the historical and sociolinguistic dilemmas encountered in the revival of spoken Hebrew, including conflicts concerning usage and change. (MSE)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childrens Literature, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries