Jewish religious multilingualism

The Sociology of Language and Religion: Change, Conflict and Accommodation

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 14-28

  Spolsky, Bernard ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84931474055     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230304710     Document Type: Chapter

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