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| 0690-3459-01 | The Origins of Contemporary Normative Hebrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University credit hours: 4.0
Course description
The Origins of Contemporary Normative Hebrew
The image of normative contemporary Hebrew as designed by decisions of the Academy of the Hebrew Language during the course of its existence of over fifty years is based mainly on classical Hebrew grammar – mainly biblical grammar. However, other influences exist as well, which created, ultimately, a grammar that differs in many details from that of the Bible and that is based also on other linguistic strata as well.
The seminar will scrutinize these issues, investigating them on a few levels including the practical realm and the desire to construct a grammar possessing rules that are as solid as possible.
In this framework, linguistic phenomena that emerged in later generations will be investigated, and the extent of their influence on decision-makers will be explored. Furthermore, changes in the line of thought affecting the work of the Academy from its early days through the present will be surveyed. The Origins of Contemporary Normative Hebrew.
The image of normative contemporary Hebrew as designed by decisions of the Academy of the Hebrew Language during the course of its existence of over fifty years is based mainly on classical Hebrew grammar – mainly biblical grammar. However, other influences exist as well, which created, ultimately, a grammar that differs in many details from that of the Bible and that is based also on other linguistic strata as well.
The seminar will scrutinize these issues, investigating them on a few levels including the practical realm and the desire to construct a grammar possessing rules that are as solid as possible.
In this framework, linguistic phenomena that emerged in later generations will be investigated, and the extent of their influence on decision-makers will be explored. Furthermore, changes in the line of thought affecting the work of the Academy from its early days through the present will be surveyed. The Origins of Contemporary Normative Hebrew.