Revivalistics : from the genesis of Israeli to language reclamation in Australia and beyond / Ghil'ad Zuckermann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zuckermann, Ghil'ad, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language revival--Case studies.

Language revival.

Hebrew language--Revival.

Hebrew language.

Barngarla language--Revival.

Barngarla language.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xxx, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"This seminal book introduces revivalistics, a new trans-disciplinary field of enquiry surrounding language reclamation, revitalization and reinvigoration. The book is divided into two main parts that represent Zuckermann's fascinating and multifaceted journey into language revival, from the 'Promised Land' (Israel) to the 'Lucky Country' (Australia) and beyond. Part 1: language revival and cross-fertilization. The aim of this part is to suggest that due to the ubiquitous multiple causation, the reclamation of a no-longer spoken language is unlikely without cross-fertilization from the revivalists' mother tongue(s). Thus, one should expect revival efforts to result in a language with a hybridic genetic and typological character. The book highlights salient morphological, phonological, phonetic, syntactic, semantic and lexical features, illustrating the difficulty in determining a single source for the grammar of 'Israeli', the language resulting from the Hebrew revival. The European impact in these features is apparent inter alia in structure, semantics or productivity. Multiple causation is manifested in the Congruence Principle, according to which the more contributing languages a feature exists in, the more likely it is to persist in the emerging language. Consequently, the reality of linguistic genesis is far more complex than a simple family tree system allows. 'Revived' languages are unlikely to have a single parent. Part 2: language revival and wellbeing. The book then applies practical lessons (rather than clichés) from the critical analysis of the Hebrew reclamation to other revival movements globally, and goes on to describe the why and how of language revival. The how includes practical, nitty-gritty methods for reclaiming 'sleeping beauties' such as the Barngarla Aboriginal language of Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, e.g. using what Zuckermann calls talknology (talk technology). The why includes ethical, aesthetic, and utilitarian reasons such as improving wellbeing and mental health"-- Provided by publisher.

"This seminal book introduces revivalistics, a new trans-disciplinary field of enquiry surrounding language reclamation, revitalization and reinvigoration. The book is divided into two main parts that represent Zuckermann's fascinating and multifaceted journey into language revival, from the 'Promised Land' (Israel) to the 'Lucky Country' (Australia) and beyond. Part 1: language revival and cross-fertilization. The aim of this part is to suggest that due to the ubiquitous multiple causation, the reclamation of a no-longer spoken language is unlikely without cross-fertilization from the revivalists' mother tongue(s). Thus, one should expect revival efforts to result in a language with a hybridic genetic and typological character. The book highlights salient morphological, phonological, phonetic, syntactic, semantic and lexical features, illustrating the difficulty in determining a single source for the grammar of 'Israeli', the language resulting from the Hebrew revival. The European impact in these features is apparent inter alia in structure, semantics or productivity. Multiple causation is manifested in the Congruence Principle, according to which the more contributing languages a feature exists in, the more likely it is to persist in the emerging language. Consequently, the reality of linguistic genesis is far more complex than a simple family tree system allows. 'Revived' languages are unlikely to have a single parent. Part 2: language revival and wellbeing. The book then applies practical lessons (rather than clich�es) from the critical analysis of the Hebrew reclamation to other revival movements globally, and goes on to describe the why and how of language revival. The how includes practical, nitty-gritty methods for reclaiming 'sleeping beauties' such as the Barngarla Aboriginal language of Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, e.g. using what Zuckermann calls talknology (talk technology). The why includes ethical, aesthetic, and utilitarian reasons such as improving wellbeing and mental health"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Hebrew reclamation : myth and reality

'Nother tongue : subconscious cross-fertilization between Hebrew and its revivalists' mother tongues

Defying religion and deifying nationhood : conscious ideological secularization of Hebrew terms

Realistic prescriptivism : the Hebrew language academy and the native speaker

Shift happens : tarbutomics, Israeli culturomics

'Stop, revive, survive' : revivalistics from the 'promised land' to the 'lucky country'

Talknology in the service of the Barngarla language reclamation

Native tongue title : compensation for linguicide

Our ancestors are happy : language revival and mental health.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Zuckermann, Ghil'ad. Revivalistics.

ISBN:

9780199812790

9780199812776

0199812772

0199812799

OCLC:

1133125515

Publisher Number:

99984757279