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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Chomsky, William, 1897-1977. Hebrew: the eternal language. Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society of America, 1957 (OCoLC)569508654 |
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| 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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