[b-hebrew] Chomsky and Hebrew

David Hamuel davidhamuel at sbcglobal.net
Fri Jun 19 17:31:27 EDT 2009



Yitzhak,


Chomsky is talking about adapting; about the fact that Hebrew is/was influenced by other languages. 

Angel Badillos, A History of the Hebrew Language, page 277:
"Corresponding to the various stages of its revival, Hebrew was first influenced predominantly by the Slavic languages, replaced later by German, and eventually, and more decisively, English, though we should not forget the role played by French and Spanish, the native languages of many of the Jews now living in Israel. The aspects of IH that have probably been most affected by such influences are syntax and vocabulary, and it is these that have changed the most in comparison with the classical language. 
Nonetheless, it needs to be emphasized that the means of expression inherited by IH, as well as the basic nucleus of its morphology and syntax, are clearly Semitic in origin."


Best,

David Hamuel
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Biblical Hebrew, Grammar & Cantillation Expert

Los Angeles, CA — USA



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