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Lewis H. Glinert

Professor of Hebrew Studies
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Departments

  • Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures
  • Jewish Studies

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Contact Information

Email: lewis.h.glinert@dartmouth.edu
Phone: 603-646-8238
Office: 6191 Bartlett Hall

Education

B.A. Magdalen College, Oxford University; Ph.D. School of Oriental & African Studies, London University

Areas of Expertise

Risk communications and labeling; discourse analysis; Hebrew and Yiddish linguistics; Jewish and Israeli literature and culture

Selected Works

  • "TV Commercials for Prescription Drugs: A Discourse Analytic Perspective," Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 1:2 (2006) 158-184.
  • "Hazard Information for Industrial Chemicals: The Development of a Policy in Israel," International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 8:1, (2002), 3-22.
  • "Golem: The Making of a Modern Myth," Symposium, 55 (Summer 2001) 78-94.
  • Mamme Dear: A Turn-of-the-Century Collection of Model Yiddish Letters, Jason Aronson, (1997).
  • The Grammar of Modern Hebrew, Cambridge University Press, (1989).

Current Projects

"Hebrew in Eastern Europe;" "Language and Religion: The Chassidic Tale;" the discourse of diplomatic apologies; product names and phonosemantics; patient-oriented medical communications; safety instructions policy and practice