Abraham TalAbraham Tal is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Hebrew Language at Tel-Aviv University; he has also served as a visiting professor at various institutions in the US, the UK, France, Germany, and Australia. For two decades, Tal served as the edtor-in-chief of The Historical Dictionary of the Hebrew Language, and the chief research project of the Academy of the Hebrew Language. He is the author of numerous books and scholarly articles. Read More Read Less