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Peer reviewedFishman, Joshua A.; Fishman, David E. – International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 1974
Descriptors: Hebrew, Language Planning, Language Usage, Monolingualism
Peer reviewedAlloni-Fainberg, Yafa – Linguistics, 1974
Article also appeared in "International Journal of the Sociology of Language," n1; and "Advances in Language Planning," The Hague, Mouton, 1973. (DD)
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Dictionaries, Hebrew, Language Planning
Peer reviewedGold, David L. – Language Problems & Language Planning, 1981
Surveys the legal status of English in Israel before and since the country became independent, attitudes toward the language, its use in schools and by the media, the influence of English on Hebrew, the kinds of English used, and related topics. Since 1948, English has played an increasingly greater role. (Author/PJM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English, Hebrew, Indo European Languages
Download full textSpolsky, Bernard; And Others – 1983
The development of literacy in selected bilingual societies was investigated. Historical and comparative studies were conducted of medieval Jewish communities, the Navajo community, a northern New Mexico village, and the countries of Paraguay and Tonga. The goal of the case studies was to develop a model for the development of literacy in the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Case Studies, Guarani
Peer reviewedO Laoire, Muiris – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1995
Attempts to ascertain why Irish revivalist efforts have not led to a revitalization of the language of the type associated with Hebrew. Analyzes the historical issues surrounding these efforts outside the "Gaeltacht" community, with a view to understanding the conditions and processes that should have existed for revitalization. (33…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries
Greenman, Joseph G. – 1972
This paper provides a sociolinguistic discussion of the language situation in Israel, based on relevant linguistic and Hebraic literature and on the author's two year visit to the area. The author discusses the background and use of the many different languages spoken in the country; the function of each language is described. Characteristics of…
Descriptors: Arabic, Attitudes, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
Cooper, Robert L., Ed.; Shohamy, Elana, Ed.; Walters, Joel, Ed. – 2001
This edited volume contains 15 chapters. Part one, "Language Teaching, Language Learning, and Literacy," has three chapters: "The Monolingual Teaching and Bilingual Learning of English" (Henry G. Widdowson); "Literacy: The Extension of Languages Through Other Means" (Ellen Bialystok); "Bilingual Processing…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Arabic, Diachronic Linguistics, Diglossia
Fishman, Joshua A. – 1991
On the basis of detailed analyses of 10 threatened language-in-society constellations and three formerly endangered but now secure constellations, this book develops a closely argued theory of worldwide efforts on behalf of reversing language shift (RLS). It also applies this same line of reasoning to the problems of maintaining the…
Descriptors: Australian Aboriginal Languages, Basque, Code Switching (Language), Ethnic Groups
