Roey J. Gafter
List of John Benjamins publications for which Roey J. Gafter plays a role.
Articles
2020 Stylistic variation in Hebrew reading tasks: Methodological and theoretical insights Styles, Standards and Meaning in Lesser-Studied Languages, Horesh, Uri, Jonathan R. Kasstan and Miriam Meyerhoff (eds.), pp. 39–54 | Article
One of the core assumptions of the sociolinguistic interview methodology is that read speech tasks may be used to elicit more standard variants from a speaker. This link between reading and standardness, however, is a socially constructed relationship that may differ across cultures. Standard… read more
2020 Styles, standards and meaning: Issues in the globalisation of sociolinguistics Styles, Standards and Meaning in Lesser-Studied Languages, Horesh, Uri, Jonathan R. Kasstan and Miriam Meyerhoff (eds.), pp. 1–16 | Introduction
Style, in the study of variation and change, is intimately linked with broader questions about linguistic innovation and change, standards, social norms, and individual speakers’ stances. This article examines style when applied to lesser-studied languages. Style is both (i) the product of… read more
2018 Tel Aviv as a space of affirmation versus transformation: Language, citizenship, and the politics of sexuality in Israel Gender, Sexuality & Linguistic Landscapes, Milani, Tommaso M. (ed.), pp. 278–297 | Article
In this article we investigate the spatial politics of sexuality in Israel by focusing on two different but related data sets: (1) the official video for Tel Aviv Pride 2013 produced by the Mizrahi Jewish music group Arisa; and (2) a protest against the Occupation of Palestine performed at Tel… read more