Modern Hebrew is a highly synthetic Semitic language--its lexicon is rich in morphemes. This volume supplies the first in-depth psycholinguistic analysis of the interaction between morphological knowledge and spelling in Hebrew. It also examines how far this model can be applied…
Metalanguage in interaction -- The interpersonal realm: the discourse marker nu, Israeli Hebrew impatience in interaction -- The textual realm: the discourse marker bekitsur, retroactively constructing digressions -- The cognitive realm: the discourse marker keʼilu, realizing th…
A Palestinian-Israeli poet declares a new state whose language, "Homelandic," is a combination of Arabic and Hebrew. A Jewish-Israeli author imagines a "language plague" that infects young Hebrew speakers with old world accents, and sends the narrator in search of his Arabic her…