Ghil'ad Zuckermann
Ghil'ad Zuckermann | |
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גלעד צוקרמן | |
Zuckermann in 2011 | |
| Born | 1 June 1971 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Education | University of Oxford (DPhil) University of Cambridge (PhD) Tel Aviv University (MA) 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 The University of Queensland The University of Adelaide Flinders University |
Ghil'ad Zuckermann (Hebrew: גלעד צוקרמן, pronounced [ɡiˈlad ˈt͜sukeʁman]; 1 June 1971) is an Israeli-born language revivalist and linguist who works in contact linguistics, lexicology and the study of language, culture and identity.
Zuckermann was awarded the Rubinlicht Prize (2023) "for his research on the profound influence of Yiddish on modern Hebrew", and listed among Australia's top 30 "living legends of research" (2024) by The Australian.
He is the Chair of the Jury for the Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage (since 2024).