Language Planning for the "Other Jewish Languages" in Israel: An Agenda for the Beginning of the 21st Century

Language Planning for the "Other Jewish Languages" in Israel: An Agenda for the Beginning of the 21st Century

Other languages in Israel, such as Yiddish, Ladino, Judeo-Arabic, and Judeo-Persian suffer from a serious lack of well-prioritized efforts in accord with their specific language planning needs. This current insufficiency of funds and effort may lead to the early demise of most Jewish languages other...

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Published in:Language problems & language planning Vol. 24; no. 3; p. 215
Main Author: Fishman, Joshua A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 01-10-2000
Subjects:
Foreign Countries
Israel
Language Maintenance
Language Planning
Multilingualism
Semitic Languages
Uncommonly Taught Languages
Yiddish
Israel
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Summary:Other languages in Israel, such as Yiddish, Ladino, Judeo-Arabic, and Judeo-Persian suffer from a serious lack of well-prioritized efforts in accord with their specific language planning needs. This current insufficiency of funds and effort may lead to the early demise of most Jewish languages other than Hebrew in Israel, with the exception of Yiddish in ultra-Orthadox circles. (Author/VWL)
ISSN:0272-2690
DOI:10.1075/lplp.24.3.02fis