Creating hebrewCorpus: A Vast Online Resource for Modern Hebrew

Authors

Justin Parry, Brigham Young University
Dr. Dilworth Parkinson, Brigham Young University

Keywords

hebrewCorpus, online resource, modern Hebrew, Israeli Hebrew

College

Humanities

Department

Asian and Near Eastern Languages

Abstract

Hebrew in its present form, called Israeli by some scholars because of its unique modern characteristics, has only existed for about 120 years (Zuckermann 1). Because of this, scholarship in Israeli Hebrew is in many ways still in its infancy. Within this language there is one area of research that needs clear development and better resources. This area is called corpus linguistics, because it deals with corpora. A corpus can be defined as a “systematic collection of speech or writing in a language” (Matthews 78). This area is particularly significant because it allows researchers and language learners to search for particular words and constructions and see them in context. Although there are limited Hebrew corpora that are available and searchable, there is a clear need for a comprehensive tool to assist scholars in studying Israeli Hebrew more fully.

Recommended Citation

Parry, Justin and Parkinson, Dr. Dilworth (2013) "Creating hebrewCorpus: A Vast Online Resource for Modern Hebrew," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 656.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/656