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Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew - Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change G. Zuckermann 1st ed. 2003 edition
Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew - Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change
G. Zuckermann
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.
294 pages, 1 Illustrations, black and white; X, 294 p. 1 illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 4, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9781349513260 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 294 |
| Dimensions | 216 × 142 × 20 mm · 410 g |
| Language | English |