The Perils of Purism
The Anti-English Purists in Israel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8729080 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lawrence M Davis (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 175-175 |
| Publication date | 1979-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1283 • E-ISSN: 1527-2133 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/454947 |
| OpenAlex | W2328729524 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
to examine works of prescriptive grammarians who object to that influence.' Since many of them are, to use Raven I. McDavid's oftquoted characterization, the self-appointed guardians of linguistic chastity, they naturally regard any foreign intrusions as serious indeed. For example, Ze'ev Chomsky (1967, p. 221) writes: In past few years, influence of English language on Hebrew has increased, especially in press, both in news broadcasts and in political journalism.2 Chomsky goes on to say that his task, as he sees it, is to try to eliminate such influence
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |