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1 online resource (viii, 230 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-221) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Note to the Reader -- Preface -- 1. Hebrew in American Popular Culture -- 2. Magnificent Heritage of Hebrew -- 3. Modern Hebrew's Inspirational Example -- 4. Three-Thousand-Year-Old Treasury -- 5. How Hebrew Became a Modern Language -- 6. Do the Israelis Speak Hebrew or Israeli? -- 7. Worldwide Rivalry with Yiddish -- 8. Negation of the Golah (Exile) and Hebraic Identity of a New Nation -- 9. Baltic Rebirth and the Zionist Staging Ground for a Jewish State -- 10. First Modern Hebrew Textbooks Set in Palestine -- 11. Soviet Persecution of Hebrew -- 12. Arab-Israeli Use of Hebrew -- 13. From Jewish State Toward a Hebrew Republic? -- 14. Slang and Profanity in Spoken Hebrew -- 15. Current Assault on Hebrew at Home -- 16. Outlook for Hebrew Education in the United States and the United Kingdom -- Epilogue -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hebrew language.
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Hebrew language. |
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Hebrew language -- Revival.
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Hebrew language -- Revival. |
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Arabic. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781476626291 |
| ISBN |
1476626294 (electronic book) |
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9781476626291 (electronic book) |
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0786494921 |
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