Hebrew is an example of a revived language.

Hebrew is an example of a revived language.

• A. Hebrew
• B. Latin
• C. Sanskrit
• D. Old English

Answer: (A)

A revived language is one that had fallen out of everyday use and was intentionally brought back into daily life through deliberate effort, standardization, education, and widespread use in speech, media, and government. Hebrew fits this pattern perfectly: for centuries it existed mainly as a liturgical and literary language among Jewish communities, with little everyday spoken use. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a coordinated revival movement worked to restore Hebrew as a living language—developing modern vocabulary, teaching it in schools, publishing in Hebrew, and using it in public life—so it became the everyday language of daily communication and eventually the national language of Israel. The other languages illustrate different paths. Latin never stopped being used in certain contexts, but it wasn’t rebuilt as a widespread daily vernacular for a broad community. Sanskrit remains a classical language used in religious and scholarly settings rather than a commonly spoken everyday language. Old English exists only as an historical stage of language and is not used in daily communication by a living community today.

A revived language is one that had fallen out of everyday use and was intentionally brought back into daily life through deliberate effort, standardization, education, and widespread use in speech, media, and government. Hebrew fits this pattern perfectly: for centuries it existed mainly as a liturgical and literary language among Jewish communities, with little everyday spoken use. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a coordinated revival movement worked to restore Hebrew as a living language—developing modern vocabulary, teaching it in schools, publishing in Hebrew, and using it in public life—so it became the everyday language of daily communication and eventually the national language of Israel.

The other languages illustrate different paths. Latin never stopped being used in certain contexts, but it wasn’t rebuilt as a widespread daily vernacular for a broad community. Sanskrit remains a classical language used in religious and scholarly settings rather than a commonly spoken everyday language. Old English exists only as an historical stage of language and is not used in daily communication by a living community today.