Aleph-bet, dits-and-dahs, zeros and ones
Representing Hebrew in character code
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13119035 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ido Ramati (0000-0002-5364-2969, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 280-297 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Internet Histories (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2470-1475 • E-ISSN: 2470-1483 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/24701475.2021.1953757 |
| OpenAlex | W3185461908 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
One of the basic features facilitating communication on the Internet in a variety of languages is Unicode code-layout. It standardizes the representation of most of the world’s writing systems on digital media, thus enabling the process and transmission of information through such technologies. Unicode is a contemporary character code, and this paper traces its evolvement out of previous code-layouts, starting with Morse code in telegraphy. Focusing on the adaptations of character codes to Modern Hebrew, I show how representing languages in technology is intertwined with internal and transnational regional concerns, and argue that from its beginning character code has been a locus of struggle over power and sovereignty: first between colonial regimes and resistance movements, and then between global corporations and local agents
Character (mathematics · Code (set theory · Geometry · Hebrew · Linguistics · Programming language · Computer Science · Diverse multidisciplinary academic research · Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition · Mathematics · Media, Communication, and Education · Philosophy
Postcolonial Specters of STS
Fragile links, frozen identities
Early challenges to multilingualism on the Internet
The Construction of the Multilingual Internet
The History of the Near Eastern Telegraphs Before the First World War
Linguistic diversity on the internet
Attempts at romanizing the Hebrew Script and their failure
Telegraphy, Aeronautics and War
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |