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Hebrew: the eternal language.

Author: William Chomsky
Publisher: Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society of America, 1957.
Series: The Gitelson library
Edition/Format:   Book : English : [1st ed.View all editions and formats
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Chomsky, William, 1897-1977.
Hebrew: the eternal language.
Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society of America, 1957
(OCoLC)569508654
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: William Chomsky
ISBN: 0827600771 9780827600775
OCLC Number: 592602
Description: 321 p. illus. 22 cm.
Contents: Introduction: The role of Hebrew in Jewish life --
Part I: How the language began to be spoken --
Hebrew and the languages of mankind --
How the Hebrew language began --
The early non-Biblical sources of Hebrew --
Part II: How the written language took form --
How the Hebrew alphabet originated --
How did the vowel-system evolve? --
How the study of Hebrew grammar began and developed --
How was the text of the Hebrew Bible preserved? --
Part III: How the language was preserved --
How did the Hebrew language grow? --
How the Hebrew language has kept abreast of changing needs --
How Hebrew evolved as a modern vernacular --
Did Hebrew ever die? --
Part IV: How the language meets modern needs --
The struggle for revival --
Hebrew in America --
Epilogue: Hebrew for American Jews.
Series Title: The Gitelson library

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