{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-hebrew-language-paperback-9780521556347","title":"A History of the Hebrew Language (Paperback) 9780521556347","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of the Hebrew Language\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is a comprehensive description of Hebrew from its Semitic origins and the earliest settlement of the Israelite tribes in Canaan to the present day.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAngel Sáenz-Badillos (Author), John Elwolde (Translated by), Shelomo Morag (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521556347, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 25 January 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 2.2 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'For students of Hebrew, this is an invaluable book, at once providing a large historical conspectus and a detailed analysis of the evolution of the language.' London Review of Books\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA History of the Hebrew language is a comprehensive description of Hebrew from its Semitic origins and the earliest settlement of the Israelite tribes in Canaan to the present day. Although Hebrew is an 'oriental' language, it is nonetheless closely associated with Western culture as the language of the Bible and was used in writing by the Jews of Europe throughout the Middle Ages. It has also been newly revived in modern times as the language of the State of Israel. Professor Angel Saenz-Badillos sets Hebrew in the context of the Northwest Semitic languages and examines the origins of Hebrew and its earliest manifestations in ancient biblical poetry, inscriptions, and prose written before the Babylonian exile. He looks at the different mediaeval traditions of printing classical biblical Hebrew texts and the characteristic features of the post-exilic language, including the Hebrew of the Dead Sea Scrolls. He gives particular attention to Rabbinic and mediaeval Hebrew, especially as evidenced in writings from Spain. His survey concludes with the revival of the language this century in the form of Israeli Hebrew.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword Shelomo Morag\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Hebrew in the Context of the Semitic Languages: 1. Hebrew, a Semitic language\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Semitic languages\u003cbr\u003e 3. Common or Proto-Semitic\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Hamito-Semitic or Afro-Asiatic group\u003cbr\u003e 5. Hamito-Semitic and Indo-European\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Hebrew, a Northwest Semitic Language: 6. The northwest Semitic languages\u003cbr\u003e 7. Dialect development and its consequences\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Pre-exilic Hebrew: 8. The historical unity and development of Hebrew\u003cbr\u003e 9. The origins of Hebrew\u003cbr\u003e 10. The language of archaic biblical poetry\u003cbr\u003e 11. The language of the inscriptions\u003cbr\u003e 12. Pre-exilic Hebrew prose\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Biblical Hebrew in its Various Traditions: 13. The transmission of Biblical Hebrew\u003cbr\u003e 14. The testimony of the Greek and Latin inscriptions\u003cbr\u003e 15. Biblical Hebrew according to the Palestinian tradition\u003cbr\u003e 16. Biblical Hebrew according to the Babylonian tradition\u003cbr\u003e 17. Biblical Hebrew according to the Tiberian tradition\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Hebrew in the Period of the Second Temple: 18. Post-exilic Biblical Hebrew\u003cbr\u003e 19. The language of the Dead Sea Scrolls\u003cbr\u003e 20. Samaritan Hebrew\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Rabbinic Hebrew: 21. Early studies\u003cbr\u003e 22. Origins and classification of Rabbinic Hebrew\u003cbr\u003e 23. New approaches to the study of Rabbinic Hebrew\u003cbr\u003e 24. Orthography, phonetics, and phonology of Rabbinic Hebrew\u003cbr\u003e 25. Morphology of Rabbinic Hebrew\u003cbr\u003e 26. Grammar and vocabulary of Rabbinic Hebrew\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Mediaeval Hebrew\u003cbr\u003e 27. Historical and geographical background\u003cbr\u003e 28. The language of the paytanim\u003cbr\u003e 29. The language of Saadiah Gaon\u003cbr\u003e 30. The language of the Hebrew poetry of Spain\u003cbr\u003e 31. The language of the Hebrew prose of Spain\u003cbr\u003e 32. Mediaeval Hebrew in Italy and central Europe\u003cbr\u003e Part VIII. Modern Hebrew: 33. The period of transition\u003cbr\u003e 34. The revival of Hebrew\u003cbr\u003e 35. Israeli Hebrew\u003cbr\u003e 36. Studies in Israeli Hebrew 37. Phonology, morphology, and syntax of Israeli Hebrew\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20\u0026amp;%20comparative%20linguistics%20%5BCFF%5D%22\"\u003eCFF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001422860568,"sku":"9780521556347","price":37.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521556347i_f38d23e1-14ab-419a-a47e-0318d7338cc2.jpg?v=1691369609","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-the-hebrew-language-paperback-9780521556347","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}