Hebrew as a Political Instrument: Language-Planning By the ‘Canaanites’
This article analyses the reforms to the Hebrew language promulgated by a dissident Israeli anti-Zionist movement known as the ‘Canaanites’. Language-planning by the ‘Canaanites’ included the coining of neologisms to substitute for foreign loanwords in Hebrew and the replacement of the Hebrew script...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2017]
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Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 62, Issue: 2, Pages: 485-511 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BH Judaism KBL Near East and North Africa TK Recent history |
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| Summary: | This article analyses the reforms to the Hebrew language promulgated by a dissident Israeli anti-Zionist movement known as the ‘Canaanites’. Language-planning by the ‘Canaanites’ included the coining of neologisms to substitute for foreign loanwords in Hebrew and the replacement of the Hebrew script with an amended version of the Latin alphabet. In the sphere of language-planning the ‘Canaanites’ displayed a dialectical mix of linguistic purism and a radically innovative approach. By exploring this aspect of ‘Canaanite’ activity, the article demonstrates that the debate over language in Israel reflects a much larger debate over the nature of the Israeli national community. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-8556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgx028 |