A social history of Hebrew : its origins through the Rabbinic period / William M. Schniedewind.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language, land, and people: toward the history of classical Hebrew -- The origins of Hebrew: in search of the holy tongue -- Early Hebrew writing -- Linguistic nationalism and the emergence of Hebrew -- The democratization of Hebrew -- Hebrew in exile -- Hebrew under imperialism -- Hebrew in the Hellenistic world -- The end and the beginning of Hebrew.

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Considering classical Hebrew from the standpoint of a writing system as opposed to vernacular speech, Schniedewind demonstrates how the Israelites' long history of migration, war exile, and other momentous events is reflected in Hebrew's linguistic evolution.

English.

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