TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hoffman,Joel M.
TI  - In the beginning: a short history of the Hebrew language 
SN  - 0814736548
AV  - PJ4545 .H58 2004
U1  - 492.409 22
PY  - 2004///]
CY  - New York
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - Hebrew language
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I: Getting started -- Introduction -- Rules of the game -- Part II: Antiquity -- Writing -- Magic letters and the name of God -- The Masoretes -- Pronunciation -- Part III: Moving on -- The Dead Sea Scrolls -- Dialects in the Bible -- Post-Biblical Hebrew -- Part IV: Now -- Modern Hebrew -- Keep your voice from weeping -- Part V: Appendices -- More about the rules of the game -- Further reading -- --; I; Getting started --; 1; Introduction --; 2; Rules of the game --; II; Antiquity --; 3; Writing --; 4; Magic letters and the name of God --; 5; The Masoretes --; 6; Pronunciation --; III; Moving on --; 7; The Dead Sea Scrolls --; 8; Dialects in the Bible --; 9; Post-biblical Hebrew --; IV; Now --; 10; Modern Hebrew --; 11; Keep your voice from weeping --; V; Appendices --; A; More about the rules of the game
N2  - "In In the Beginning, Joel M. Hoffman follows and decodes the adventure that is the history of Hebrew, illuminating how the written record has survived, explaining the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls and ancient translations, and trying to determine how the ancient language actually sounded. He places 3,000 years of developments into historical context, and shows their continuing impact on the modern world." "This history traces Hebrew's development as one of the first languages to make use of vowels. Hoffman also covers the dramatic story of the rebirth of Hebrew as a modern, spoken language." "Packed with information about language, linguistics, and history, In the Beginning is essential reading for both newcomers and scholars interested in learning more about Hebrew and about languages in general."--Jacket
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