Ghil'ad Zuckermann | |
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גלעד צוקרמן | |
![]() Zuckermann in 2011 | |
Born | Tel Aviv, Israel | 1 June 1971
Alma mater | University of Oxford (D.Phil.) University of Cambridge (Ph.D.) Tel Aviv University (M.A.) United World College of the Adriatic |
Known for | Hybridic theory of Israeli Hebrew, Classification of camouflaged borrowing, Phono-semantic matching, Revivalistics, Language reclamation and mental health |
Awards | Rubinlicht Prize (2023), President of the Australian Association for Jewish Studies (since 2017), Chair of the Jury for the Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage (since 2024) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Linguistics, Revivalistics |
Institutions | Churchill College, Cambridge[1] The University of Queensland[2][3][4] The University of Adelaide[5] Flinders University[6] |
Ghil'ad Zuckermann (Hebrew: גלעד צוקרמן, pronounced [ɡiˈlad ˈt͜sukeʁman]; 1 June 1971) is an Israeli-born language revivalist[7] and linguist who works in contact linguistics, lexicology and the study of language, culture and identity.[8]
Zuckermann was awarded the Rubinlicht Prize (2023) "for his research on the profound influence of Yiddish on modern Hebrew",[9][10] and listed among Australia's top 30 "living legends of research" (2024) by The Australian.[11]
He is the Chair of the Jury for the Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage (since 2024).[12][13]
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