A socio-philo(sopho)logical perspective: 16. 'Etymythological othering' and the power of 'lexical engineering' in Judaism, Islam and Christianity

Zuckermann, Ghil'ad

doi:10.1075/dapsac.20.19zuc

In:Explorations in the Sociology of Language and Religion
Edited by Tope Omoniyi and Joshua A. Fishman †
[Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 20] 2006
► pp. 237–258

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16. 'Etymythological othering' and the power of 'lexical engineering' in Judaism, Islam and Christianity

A socio-philo(sopho)logical perspective

Ghil'ad Zuckermann

Published online: 17 August 2006

https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.20.19zuc

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