The sociology of language and the sociology of communication are
well-established fields in Israeli sociology, but it is only
recently that their departments have grown vigorously in Israel's
various universities. They are long-standing, respected disciplines
in international sociology, as is evidenced by their academic
associations and the reputation of their specialized journals.
Language and Communication in Israel, the ninth volume of the
Studies of Israeli Society series, presents a broad range of the
various approaches and questions that preoccupy Israel's
sociologists of language and communication.
The collection starts with studies that focus on the presence of
language and communication in daily life. Subsequent chapters
analyze the relation of language and communication to social and
cultural pluralism. Also included is a study of linguistic and
communication aspects of politics and elections. A special chapter
consists of an examination of the role of language and
communication in the Israeli-Arab conflict and an analysis of the
intermingling of mass media and the state.
In their introduction, the editors discuss each of the chapters
under the guidance of a key question, namely, the significance of
the studies presented for the profile of the Israeli society, on
the one hand, and of the Israeli scholarship of these fields, on
the other. Two concluding chapters are also included in this
landmark volume, one by Joshua A. Fishman and one by Elihu Katz.
Each author emphasizes what he thinks is of major importance to the
future of the sociology of language and the sociology of
communication. Language and Communication in Israel is an
enlightening study of two growing fields. It is essential reading
for scholars of linguistics and communications as well as for
sociologists and Israeli studies specialists. Hanna Herzog is
associate professor in the department of sociology at Tel-Aviv
University. She is the author of Political Ethnicity, Contest of
Symbols, Realistic Women, and Gendering Politics.
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