37.2087, Books: Multilingual Israel?: Or, Shohamy, and Spolsky (eds.) (2026)

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Date: 16-Jun-2026
From: Flo McClelland [flo at multilingual-matters.com]
Subject: Multilingual Israel?: Or, Shohamy, and Spolsky (eds.) (2026)


Title: Multilingual Israel?
Subtitle: Old Ideologies and New Realities
Series Title: Multilingual Matters
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Multilingual Matters
           http://www.multilingual-matters.com/
Book URL:
https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/?K=9781788929097

Editor(s): Iair G. Or, Elana Shohamy and Bernard Spolsky

Hbk ISBN 9781788929097 £139.95 / US$189.95 / €166.95
PDF ISBN 9781788929103 £10.00 / US$15.00 / €12.00
EPUB ISBN 9781788929110 £10.00 / US$15.00 / €12.00

Abstract:

Engages directly with the delicate intersections between homogenizing
state policies and the extraordinary linguistic diversity on the
ground.
This book provides the most comprehensive overview to date of
multilingualism in Israel, spanning Hebrew-only ideologies, immigrant
and heritage languages, and grassroots community initiatives. The
first section ('Ideologies') examines the persistence of monolingual
Hebrew language ideologies and state efforts to regulate Yiddish,
Arabic and other languages, and how such efforts have been contested
in domains such as cinema, theatre, the printed press and digital
media.
The second section ('Realities') explores the resilience of community
languages, from Amharic and Russian to Chinese, Ladino and local sign
languages, and demonstrates how community resilience and linguistic
practices often prove stronger than official ideologies or state
policy.
By situating multilingual practices within current political tensions,
migration debates and language ideologies, the book offers essential
insights for scholars, students and those interested in
sociolinguistics, language policy and the complexities of Israeli
society.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics




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