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Advantages of Vocabulary of European Origin for Learning Modern Hebrew

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    (Faculty of Major Language Studies, Islamic Science University of Malaysia, Bandar Baru Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia)

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Latin and Greek are important donor languages to Hebrew, which does not belong to the Indo-European but Semitic language family. The present study conducted a vocabulary survey to examine the advantage of frequently used Modern Hebrew vocabulary of European origin and their English equivalents for learning Modern Hebrew as a foreign language. The Oxford 3000 list was used as the primary reference of high-frequency English words and their Hebrew equivalents. As a result, 186 loanwords of Latin or Greek origin are included in the most frequently used 3,000 Hebrew words and approximately 150 loanwords can be used with a similar pronunciation in English and Italian. Therefore, the present study concluded that knowledge of high-frequency Hebrew vocabulary of Greek or Latin origin could assist speakers of English and Italian in learning Modern Hebrew.Keywords: Hebrew; English; Italian; Loanword; Latin.

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  • Kazuhito Uni, 2018. "Advantages of Vocabulary of European Origin for Learning Modern Hebrew," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 4(12), pages 621-624, 12-2018.
    • Handle: RePEc:arp:tjssrr:2018:p:621-624
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    1. Kazuhito Uni, 2018. "Usefulness of Loanwords of Latin Origin for Learning Russian," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, pages 1115-1120:5.
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