The Use of Hebrew Loanwords in Spoken German in Two Bilingual Communities.

Fishman, J. A.; Kressel, R. H.

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Publication Date: 1974

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The Use of Hebrew Loanwords in Spoken German in Two Bilingual Communities

Fishman, J. A.; Kressel, R. H.

Linguistics, 140, 69-78, Nov 74

Investigators studied two German settlements in Israel to examine the interaction of the German and Hebrew languages. A heterogeneous community used loanwords to a greater extent than the homogeneous, and German was perpetuated less successfully. (CK)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, German, Hebrew, Immigrants, Interference (Language), Language Usage, Linguistic Borrowing, Second Language Learning, Second Languages, Sociolinguistics, Vocabulary

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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