001480348 000__ 05292nam\a22008415i\4500 001480348 001__ 1480348 001480348 003__ DE-B1597 001480348 005__ 20231026035137.0 001480348 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001480348 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001480348 008__ 230918t20042004nyu\\\\\o\\d\z\\\\\\eng\d 001480348 020__ $$a9780814790908 001480348 0247_ $$a10.18574/nyu/9780814790908.001.0001$$2doi 001480348 035__ $$a(DE-B1597)548116 001480348 040__ $$aDE-B1597$$beng$$cDE-B1597$$erda 001480348 0410_ $$aeng 001480348 044__ $$anyu$$cUS-NY 001480348 050_4 $$aPJ4545$$b.H58 2004 001480348 072_7 $$aREL040030$$2bisacsh 001480348 08204 $$a492.4/09$$222 001480348 1001_ $$aHoffman, Joel, $$eauthor.$$4aut$$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut. 001480348 24510 $$aIn the Beginning :$$bA Short History of the Hebrew Language /$$cJoel Hoffman. 001480348 264_1 $$aNew York, NY : : $$bNew York University Press, $$c[2004] 001480348 264_4 $$c©2004 001480348 300__ $$a1 online resource 001480348 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001480348 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001480348 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001480348 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 001480348 50500 $$tFrontmatter -- $$tContents -- $$tList of Tables -- $$tList of Figures -- $$tAcknowledgments -- $$tPart I Getting Started -- $$tChapter 1 Introduction -- $$tChapter 2 Rules of the Game -- $$tPart II Antiquity -- $$tChapter 3 Writing -- $$tChapter 4 Magic Letters and the Name of God -- $$tChapter 5 The Masoretes -- $$tChapter 6 Pronunciation -- $$tPart III Moving On -- $$tChapter 7 The Dead Sea Scrolls -- $$tChapter 8 Dialects in the Bible -- $$tChapter 9 Post-Biblical Hebrew -- $$tPart IV Now -- $$tChapter 10 Modern Hebrew -- $$tChapter 11 Keep Your Voice from Weeping -- $$tPart V Appendices -- $$tAppendix A More about the Rules of the Game -- $$tAppendix B Further Reading -- $$tBibliography -- $$tIndex -- $$tAbout the Author 001480348 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001480348 520__ $$aHebrew as a language is just over 3,000 years old, and the story of its alphabet is unique among the languages of the world. Hebrew set the stage for almost every modern alphabet, and was arguably the first written language simple enough for everyone, not just scribes, to learn, making it possible to make a written record available to the masses for the first time. Written language has existed for so many years-since around 3500 BCE-that most of us take it for granted. But as Hoffman reveals in this entertaining and informative work, even the idea that speech can be divided into units called "words" and that these words can be represented with marks on a page, had to be discovered. As Hoffman points out, almost every modern system of writing descends from Hebrew; by studying the history of this language, we can learn a good deal about how we express ourselves today.Hoffman follows and decodes the adventure that is the history of Hebrew, illuminating how the written record has survived, the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls and ancient translations, and attempts to determine how the language actually sounded. He places these developments into a historical context, and shows their continuing impact on the modern world.This sweeping history traces Hebrew's development as one of the first languages to make use of vowels. Hoffman also covers the dramatic story of the rebirth of Hebrew as a modern, spoken language.Packed with lively information about language and linguistics and history, In the Beginning is essential reading for both newcomers and scholars interested in learning more about Hebrew and languages in general. 001480348 538__ $$aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 001480348 546__ $$aIn English. 001480348 5880_ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. 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